CESAR O. ESTIEN, PHD
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Preprints (what's that?):​
van der Marel, A, X Francis, CL O’Connell, CO Estien, C Carminito, & EA Hobson. Perturbations of key individuals trigger shifts in group-level dominance patterns. https://ecoevorxiv.org/9qyb2/
Coming soon(ish)!
15. Williams TD, DJ Herrera, CO Estien, CE Wilkinson, J Brashares, CJ Schell. 2025. Housing proximity and vegetation cover affect diel activity patterns of domestic cats (Felis catus) in regionally protected shorelines. In Press at Journal of Urban Ecology
​Published:
*signifies
 equal authorship/contribution
2025:
17. Estien CO, LA Stanton, CJ Schell. 2025. Differential effects of human density, environmental health, and group size urban coyote detection, boldness, and exploration. Scientific Reports. (Link) [PDF]

16. 
Spotswood E, M Aronson, M Bazo, E Beller, JD Brown, J Burg, I Dronova, CO Estien, and 13 other co-authors. 2025. Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? Exploring the co-benefits and tradeoffs for human health associated with biodiversity-focused urban greening. People & Nature. (Link) [PDF]

15. Hentanti Y, CO Estien, Z Hawn, M Jordon, R Long, R Mueller, K Remine, L Prugh, CJ Schell. Environmental contamination predicts mammal diversity and mesocarnivore activity in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area. Urban Ecosystems. (Link) [PDF]

14. Estien, CO. Queering ecology: (Re)Constructing ecology as a home to better understand the social-ecological pressures wildlife face. Catalyst: Feminism, Technology, Technoscience. (Link) [PDF]. *link to Sierra Magazine Coverage

13.  MM Rice, MD Biaz, SJ Tumbler-Davila, SJ Cheng, K Darragh, CO Estien, JW Hammond, D Ignace, L Khadempour, KM Gaynor, KL Mills, JA Smith, AC Moore. Language matters: Ecology and evolutionary biology terminology disproportionately harms marginalized groups. Plos One Biology. (Link)  [PDF]
2024:
12. Moore, A, K Calhoun, CE Wilkinson, E Alford, A Ellington, CO Estien, GS Fleury, N Garcia, A Hicks, C Mosley, N Vitale-Penniman. Queer Black Voices in Conservation. Conservation Biology. (Link)[PDF]

​11. 
Estien, CO*, EJ Carlen*, CJ Schell. Examining the influence of sociodemographics, residential segregation, and historical redlining on eBird and iNaturalist data disparities in three US cities. Ecology & Society. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-15263-290316. [PDF]

10. Estien, CO, M Fidino, CE Wilkinson, R Morello-Frosch, CJ Schell. Historical redlining is associated with disparities in wildlife biodiversity in four California cities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2321441121. [PDF]

​9. Williams, TD, SES Kreling, LA Stanton, CE Wilkinson, CO Estien, CJ Schell, & EJ Carlen. Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Social Perceptions of Charismatics Color Morphs. Human Ecology. (Link) [PDF]

8. CO Estien*, Carlen, EJ* T Caspi, DJ Perkins, B Goldstein, SES Kreling, Y Hentati, TD Williams, LA Stanton, S Des Roches, R Johnson, A Young, C Cooper, & CJ Schell. A framework for contexualizing social-ecological biases in contributory science data. People & Nature. (Link) [PDF]

7. Estien, CO, CE Wilkinson, R Morello-Frosch, & CJ Schell. Historical redlining is associated with disparities in environmental quality across California. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. (Link) [PDF]
2023:
6. van der Marel, A, X Francis, CL O’Connell, CO Estien, C Carminito, D Moore, N Lormand, BM Kluever, & EA Hobson. Social manipulations disentangle rank effects of individual characteristics and social history. Behavioral Ecology. (Link) [PDF]
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5. Cheng, SJ, KM Gaynor,  A Moore, K Darragh, CO Estien, JW Hammond,  C Lawrence, K Mills, M Biaz, D Ignace, L Khadempour, M McCary, MM Rice, SJ Tumber-Davila, & J Smith.  Championing Inclusive Terminology in Ecology and Evolution. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. (Link) [PDF]
2022:
4. Estien, CO, CL O’Connell, X Francis, G Smith-Vidaurre, BM Kluever, EA Hobson, & A van der Marel. 2022. Temporary behavioral responses to playbacks by pest parrots and implications for management.  Animal Behavior & Cognition. (Link) [PDF]
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3. Estien, CO, M Chapman, CJ Schell, N Lowy, & JR Gerson. 2022. Demystifying the graduate school application process.  Bulletin of the Ecological Society of  America. (Link) [PDF]

2. Estien, CO, B Quintana, & D Olivares-Zambrano. 2022. Reimagining the Broader Impact Criterion in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Frontiers in Education. (Link) [PDF] 
*link to Inside HigherEd Magazine Coverage 
2021:
1. Estien, CO*,​ EB Myron*, CA Oldfield, and A Alwin. 2021. Virtual Scientific Conferences: Benefits and How to Support Underrepresented Students. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. (Link) [PDF] [Poster for 2021 Animal Behavior Conference]
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Media Articles:
2022:
9.  Social-Ecological Framework and What the Future May Hold. Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World.​ 2022/05/26
8. What's Missing in Urban Ecology? Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World.​ 2022/05/10
2021:
7. Urban Wildlife Spotlight: The Monk Parakeet. Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World.​ 2021/09/02
6. How Do We Begin To Center Environmental Justice in Urban Ecology Research? Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World.​ 2021/08/17
​5. Incorporating Human Society into Urban Ecology. Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World. 2021/01/06
2020:
​4. Urban Tolerance is Predicted by Brain Size and Behavioral Flexibility. Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World. 2020/10/06​
3.  Systemic Racism Shapes Urban Ecology and Evolution. Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World. 2020/09/08

2. Understanding the Distribution of Urban-Rat Associated Pathogens. Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World. 2020/09/01
1. Using Acoustic Signals to Reduce Avian Collisions with Man-made Structures. Life in the City: Evolution in an Urbanizing World. 2020/08/04
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