Southern
Research Station

Education

Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

Texas A&M University

M.S. in Biology

Stephen F. Austin State University

B.S. in Biology

Stephen F. Austin State University

Featured Publications and Products

• Saenz, Daniel; Kavanagh, Brendan T.; Kwiatkowski, Matthew A. 2010. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis detected in amphibians from National Forests in eastern Texas, USA.
• Saenz, Daniel; Adams, Cory K.; Pierce, Josh B.; Laurencio, David. 2009. Occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in an anuran community in the southeastern Talamanca Region of Costa Rica.
• Rudolph, D. Craig; Schaefer, Richard R.; Pierce, Josh B.; Saenz, Dan; Conner, Richard N. 2009. Texas ratsnake predation on southern flying squirrels in red-cockaded woodpecker cavities.
• Saenz, Daniel; Pierce, Joshua B. 2009. Blue jay attacks and consumes cedar waxwing.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Rudolph, D. Craig. 2006. Population trends of red-cockaded woodpeckers in Texas.

Publications

• Carroll, Calvin M.; Saenz, Daniel ; Rudolf, Volker H. W. 2023. Tracking phenological distributions and interaction potential across life stages.
• Adams, Connor S.; Saenz, Daniel ; Kidd, Kathryn R.; Schalk, Christopher M. 2022. Disparate patterns of taxonomic and functional predator diversity under different forest management regimes.
• Schalk, Christopher M.; Weng, Yuhui H.; Adams, Connor S.; Saenz, Daniel . 2022. Spatiotemporal patterns of snake captures and activity in upland pine forests.
• Vogt, James T.; Olatinwo, Rabiu ; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Lucardi, Rima D.; Saenz, Daniel ; McKenney, Jessica L. 2021. An overview of Triadica sebifera (Chinese Tallowtree) in the southern United States, emphasizing pollinator impacts and classical biological control.
• Vogt, James T.; Olatinwo, Rabiu ; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Lucardi, Rima D.; Saenz, Daniel ; McKenney, Jessica L. 2021. An overview of Triadica sebifera (Chinese tallowtree) in the southern United States, emphasizing pollinator impacts and classical biological control.
• Perez, Leah K.; Childress, James D.; Kwiatkowski, Matthew A.; Saenz, Daniel ; Gumm, Jennifer M. 2021. Calling phenology and call structure of sympatric treefrogs in eastern Texas.
• Montez, Raymond D.; Saenz, Daniel ; Martynova-Van Kley, Alexandra ; Van Kley, James ; Nalian, Armen ; Farrish, Kenneth . 2021. The influence of Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) leaf litter on water quality and microbial community composition.
• Schiwitz, Nicholas C.; Schalk, Christopher M.; Saenz, Daniel . 2020. Activity level-predation risk tradeoff in a tadpole guild: implications for community organization along the hydroperiod gradient.
• Saenz, Daniel ; Adams, Cory K. 2020. Invasive plant leaf litter affects anuran embryo survival rates, timing of hatching, and hatchling size.
• Ward, Krista J.; Kobe, Kasey L.; Schiwitz, Nicholas C.; Saenz, Daniel ; Schalk, Christopher M. 2020. Risk of snake entanglement is affected by installation method of erosion control blankets.
• Ward, Krista J.; Kobe, Kasey L.; Schiwitz, Nicholas C.; Saenz, Daniel ; Schalk, Christopher M. 2020. The diversity of erosion control products and implications for wildlife entanglement.
• Ebert, Sarah E.; Jobe, Kasey L.; Schalk, Christopher M.; Saenz, Daniel ; Adams, Cory K.; Comer, Christopher E. 2019. Correlates of snake entanglement in erosion control blankets.
• Lannoo, Michael J.; Stiles, Rochelle M.; Saenz, Daniel ; Hibbitts, Toby J. 2018. Comparative call characteristics in the anuran subgenus Nenirana.
• Miller, David A. W.; Grant, Evan H. Campbell; Muths, Erin ; Amburgey, Staci M.; Adams, Michael J.; Joseph, Maxwell B.; Waddle, J. Hardin; Johnson, Pieter T. J.; Ryan, Maureen E.; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Calhoun, Daniel L.; Davis, Courtney L.; Fisher, Robert N.; Green, David M.; Hossack, Blake R.; Rittenhouse, Tracy A. G.; Walls, Susan C.; Bailey, Larissa L.; Cruickshank, Sam S.; Fellers, Gary M.; Gorman, Thomas A.; Haas, Carola A.; Hughson, Ward ; Pilliod, David S.; Price, Steven J.; Ray, Andrew M.; Sadinski, Walt ; Saenz, Daniel ; Barichivich, William J.; Brand, Adrianne ; Brehme, Cheryl S.; Dagit, Rosi ; Delaney, Katy S.; Glorioso, Brad M.; Kats, Lee B.; Kleeman, Patrick M.; Pearl, Christopher A.; Rochester, Carlton J.; Riley, Seth P. D.; Roth, Mark ; Sigafus, Brent H. 2018. Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities.
• Carter, Shannon K.; Saenz, Daniel ; Rudolf, Volker H. W. 2018. Shifts in phenological distributions reshape interaction potential in natural communities.
• Saenz, Daniel; Adams, Cory K. 2017. Effects of Chinese tallow leaf litter on water chemistry and surfacing behaviour of anuran larvae.
• Macey, John N.; Burt, D. Brent; Saenz, Daniel; Conner, Richard N. 2016. Habitat use and avoidance by foraging red-cockaded woodpeckers in east Texas.
• Grant, Evan H. Campbell; Miller, David A. W.; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Adams, Michael J.; Amburgey, Staci M.; Chambert, Thierry; Cruickshank, Sam S.; Fisher, Robert N.; Green, David M.; Hossack, Blake R.; Johnson, Pieter T. J.; Joseph, Maxwell B.; Rittenhouse, Tracy A. G.; Ryan, Maureen E.; Waddle, J. Hardin; Walls, Susan C.; Bailey, Larissa L.; Fellers, Gary M.; Gorman, Thomas A.; Ray, Andrew M.; Pilliod, David S.; Price, Steven J.; Saenz, Daniel; Sadinski, Walt; Muths, Erin. 2016. Quantitative evidence for the effects of multiple drivers on continental-scale amphibian declines.
• Maynard, Ross J.; Aall, Nathalie C.; Saenz, Daniel; Hamilton, Paul S.; Kwiatkowski, Matthew A. 2016. Road-edge effects on herpetofauna in a lowland Amazonian rainforest.
• Saenz, Daniel; Hall, Taylor L.; Kwiatkowski, Matthew A. 2015. Effects of urbanization on the occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: do urban environments provide refuge from the amphibian chytrid fungus?.
• Schalk, Christopher M.; Saenz, Dan. 2015. Environmental drivers of anuran calling phenology in a seasonal neotropical ecosystem.
• Johnson, James B.; Saenz, Daniel; Adams, Cory K.; Hibbitts, Toby J. 2015. Naturally occurring variation in tadpole morphology and performance linked to predator regime.
• Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Perry, Roger W.; Franzreb, Kathleen E.; Loeb, Susan C.; Saenz, Daniel; Rudolph, D. Craig; Winters, Eric; Fucik, E.M.; Kwiatkowski, M.A.; Parresol, B.R.; Austin, J.D.; Tanner, G.W. 2014. Climate change and wildlife in the southern United States: potential effects and management options.
• Hall, Taylor L.; Saenz, Daniel; Kwiatkowski, Matthew A. 2013. Differential jumping performance in newly metamorphosed Blanchard's cricket frogs, Acris blanchardi (Anura: Hylidae), from fish- and invertebrate-dominated ponds.
• Saenz, Daniel; Fucik, Erin M.; Kwiatkowski, Matthew A. 2013. Synergistic effects of the invasive Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) and climate change on aquatic amphibian survival.
• Cotten, Taylor B.; Kwiatkowski, Matthew A.; Saenz, Daniel; Collyer, Michael. 2012. Effects of an invasive plant, Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera), on development and survival of anuran larvae.
• Adams, C.K.; Saenz, D. 2012. Leaf litter of invasive Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) negatively affects hatching success of an aquatic breeding anuran, the southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus).
• Adams, Cory K.; Saenz, Daniel; Conner, Richard N. 2011. Palatability of twelve species of anuran larvae in eastern Texas.
• Adams, Cory K.; Saenz, Dan. 2011. Use of artificial wildlife ponds by reptiles in eastern Texas.
• Saenz, Daniel; Podlipny, Heather V.; Tasi, Pei-Yu; Burt, D. Brent; Yuan, Hsiao-Wei. 2009. A survey of reptiles and amphibians on Kinmen Island, Taiwan.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Burt, D. Brent. 2006. Food for early succession birds: relationships among arthropods, shrub vegetation, and soil.
• Burgdorf, Shirley J.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Schaefer, Richard R. 2005. A successful trap design for capturing large terrestrial snakes.
• Conner, Richard N.; Shackelford, Clifford E.; Schaefer, Richard R.; Saenz, Daniel. 2005. The effects of fire suppression on Bachman's sparrows in upland pine forests of eastern Texas.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel. 2005. The longevity of large pine snags in eastern Texas.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel. 2005. The longevity of large pine snags in eastern Texas.
• Rudolph, D. Craig; Schaefer, R. R.; Saenz, D.; Conner, R. N. 2004. Arboreal behavior in the timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, in eastern Texas.
• Conner, Richard N.; Collins, Christopher S.; Saenz, Daniel; Trees, Toni; Schaefer, Richard R.; Rudolph, D. Craig. 2004. Arthropod density and biomass in longleaf pines: effects of pine age and hardwood midstory.
• Schaefer, Richard R.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel. 2004. Composition of mixed-species foraging flocks associated with red-cockaded woodpeckers.
• McCormick, James R.; Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Burt, D. Brent. 2004. Evidence of Red-cockaded Woodpecker nestling displacement by southern flying squirrels.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Rudolph, D. Craig; Schaefer, Richard R. 2004. Extent of Phellinus pini decay in loblolly pines and red-cockaded woodpecker cavity trees in eastern Texas.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Schaefer, Richard R.; McCormick, James R.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Burt, D. Brent. 2004. Group size and nest success in red-cockaded woodpeckers in the West Gulf Coastal Plain: helpers make a difference.
• Saenz, Daniel; Schaefer, Richard R.; Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Carrie, Dawn K.; Best, M. Stephen. 2004. Influence of artificial cavity age on red-cockaded woodpecker translocation success.
• McCormick, James R.; Conner, Richard N.; Burt, D. Brent; Saenz, Daniel. 2004. Influence of habitat and number of nestlings on partial brood loss in red-cockaded woodpeckers.
• Schaefer, Richard R.; Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Saenz, Daniel. 2004. Red-cockaded woodpecker nestling provisioning and reproduction in two different pine habitats.
• Schaefer, Richard R.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel. 2004. Red-cockaded woodpecker nutritional status in relation to habitat: Evidence from ptilochronology and body mass.
• Rudolph, D. Craig; Conner, Richard N.; Schaefer, Richard R.; Saenz, Daniel; Carrie, Dawn K.; Carrie, N. Ross; Maxey, Ricky W.; Montague, Warren G.; Neal, Joe; Moore, Kenneth; Skeen, John; Reid, Jeffrey A. 2004. Red-cockaded woodpecker status and management: West Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands.
• Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Saenz, Daniel; Johnson, Robert H. 2004. The red-cockaded woodpecker cavity tree: A very special pine.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Rudolph, D. Craig. 2004. The red-cockaded woodpecker: interactions with fire, snags, fungi, rat snakes and pileated woodpeckers.
• Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Saenz, Daniel; Schaefer, Richard R.; Burgdorf, Shirley J. 2003. Growth rates and post-release survival of captive neonate timber rattlesnakes Crotalus horridus.
• Johnson, James B.; Saenz, Daniel; Burt, D. Brent; Conner, Richard N. 2002. An automated technique for monitoring nocturnal avian vocalizations.
• Saenz, Daniel; Conner, Richard N.; McCormick, James R. 2002. Are pileated woodpeckers attracted to red-cockaded woodpecker cavity trees?.
• Conner, Richard N.; Shackelford, Clifford E.; Schaefer, Richard R.; Saenz, Daniel; Rudolph, D. Craig. 2002. Avian community response to southern pine ecosystem restoration for red-cockaded woodpeckers.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Rudolph, D. Craig; Schaefer, Richard R. 2002. Does the availability of artificial cavities affect cavity excavation rates in red-cockaded woodpeckers?.
• Saenz, Daniel; Baum, Kristen A.; Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Costa, Ralph. 2002. Large-scale translocation strategies for reintroducing red-cockaded woodpeckers.
• Rudolph, D. Craig; Burgdorf, Shirley J.; Conner, Richard N.; Collins, Christopher S.; Saenz, Daniel; Schaefer, Richard R.; Trees, Toni; Duran, C. Michael; Ealy, Marc; Himes, John G. 2002. Prey handling and diet of Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) and black pine snakes (P. melanoleucus lodingi), with comparisons to other selected colubrid snakes.
• Conner, Richard N.; McCormick, James M.; Schaefer, Richard R.; Saenz, Daniel; Rudolph, D. Craig. 2001. A red-cockaded woodpecker group with two simultaneous nest trees.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; McCormick, James R. 2001. An unusually large number of eggs laid by a breeding red-cockaded woodpecker female.
• Conner, Richard N.; Saenz, Daniel; Rudolph, D. Craig; Ross, William G.; Kulhavy, David L. 1998. Red-cockaded woodpecker nest-cavity selection: relationships with cavity age and resin production.
• Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Schaefer, Richard R.; Saenz, Daniel. 1997. Long-distance dispersal of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in Texas.

Research Highlights

Even Small Roads Can Have a Big Impact (2016)

Roads may be the single biggest driver of amphibian and reptile population declines and habitat loss in Neotropical rainforests.

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Invasive Chinese Tallow Reduces Hatching of Frog Eggs (2012)

Decomposing leaf litter reduces hatching of southern leopard frog eggs by lowering the pH and concentration of dissolved oxygen in the water

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It’s the City Life for Me! Spring Peepers in Urban Areas have Lower Rates of Fungal Infection (2015)

The spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is a small frog widespread throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada. A Forest Service study reports that spring peepers in urban areas had significantly lower rates of a fungal infection than peepers from forested sites.

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