Dr. Daniel Macnulty
Wildland Resources
Professor

Contact Information
Office Location: NR 330Phone: (435) 797-7442
Email: dan.macnulty@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Teaching Interests
Wildlife ecology & management, population ecology, evolutionary ecology, behavioral ecology, animal behavior, predator-prey dynamics, mammalogy, biostatistics and statistical modeling
Research Interests
Ecology, evolution, and behavior of predator-prey interactions, eco-evolutionary dynamics, nonconsumptive predator effects, antipredator behavior, life history theory, cooperative behavior, territorial aggression, human-carnivore conflict, wolf-ungulate dynamics.
Awards
QCNR 2017 Undergraduate Mentor of the Year, 2016
Quinney College of Natural Resource
QCNR 2014 Teacher of the Year, 2013
Quinney College of Natural Resources
Publications | Books
- Smith, D., Stahler, D., Macnulty, D., (2020). Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park. University of Chicago Press
- Mech, L.D, Smith, D.W, Macnulty, D., (2015). Wolves on the hunt: the behavior of wolves hunting wild prey. University of Chicago Press
- White, P., Stahler, D., Smith, D., Macnulty, D., Northern Yellowstone elk: Resilience and adaptation to an ever-changing environment. Yellowstone Association
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Kohl, M., Stahler, D., Forrester, J., Kauffman, M., Smith, D., Macnulty, D., (2018). Diel predator activity drives a dynamic landscape of fear. Ecological Monographs, 88, 638-652.
- Tallian, A., Smith, D., Stahler, D., Macnulty, D., (2017). Predator foraging response to a resurgent dangerous prey. Functional Ecology, 31, 1418–1429.
- Tallian, A., Ordiz, A., Metz, M., Milleret, C., Wikenros, C., Smith, D., Stahler, D., Kindberg, J., Macnulty, D., Wabakken, P., Swenson, J., Sand, H., (2017). Competition between apex predators? Brown bears decrease wolf kill rate on two continents. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences, 284, 1-8. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2368
- Cassidy, K., Mech, D., Macnulty, D., Stahler, D., Smith, D., (2017). Sexually dimorphic aggressive behavior indicates male gray wolves specialize in territory defense and pack defense against conspecifics. Behavioral Processes, 136, 64-72.
- Ruprecht, J., Hersey, K., Hafen, K., Monteith, K., DeCesare, N., Kauffman, M., Macnulty, D., (2016). Reproduction in moose at their southern range limit. Journal of Mammalogy, 97, 1355-1365.
- Smith, D.W, Wyman, C.T, Stahler, D.R, Macnulty, D., (2016). Pelican valley and Mollie’s pack. Yellowstone Science, 21:1, 85–89.
- Cassidy, K.A, Smith, D.W, Mech, L.D, Macnulty, D., Stahler, D.R, Metz, M.C, (2016). Territoriality and inter-pack aggression in gray wolves: shaping a social carnivore’s life history. Yellowstone Science, 24:1, 37–42.
- Smith, D.W, Peterson, R.O, Macnulty, D., Kohl, M., (2016). The big scientific debate: Trophic cascades. Yellowstone Science, 24:1, 70–71.
- Quimby, K., Macnulty, D., Stahler, D., Smith, D., Mech, L.D, (2015). Group composition effects on aggressive interpack interactions of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Behavioral Ecology, 26:5, 1352-1360. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arv081
- Macnulty, D., Tallian, A., Stahler, D., Smith, D., (2014). Influence of group size on the success of wolves hunting bison. PLoS ONE, 9(11): e112884, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.011288
- Cubaynes, S., Macnulty, D., Stahler, D., Quimby, K., Smith, D., Coulson, T., (2014). Density-dependent intraspecific aggression regulates survival in northern Yellowstone wolves (Canis lupus). Journal of Animal Ecology, 83:6, 1344–1356. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12238
- Packer, C., Swanson, A., Canney, S., Loveridge, A., Garnett, S., Pfeifer, M., Burton, A.C, Bauer, H., Macnulty, D., (2013). The case for fencing remains intact.. Ecology Letters, 16:11, 1414, e4.
- Packer, C., Loveridge, A., Canney, S., Caro, T., Garnett, S., Pfeifer, M., Zander, K., Swanson, A., Macnulty, D., (2013). Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence. Ecology Letters, 16, 635-641.
- Stahler, D., Macnulty, D., Wayne, R., vonHoldt, B., Smith, D., (2013). The adaptive value of morphological, behavioural, and life-history traits in reproductive female wolves. Journal of Animal Ecology, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02039.x
- MacCormick, H., Macnulty, D., Bosacker, A., Lehman, C., Bailey, A., Collins, A., Packer, C., (2012). Male and female aggression: lessons from sex, rank, age, and injury in olive baboons. Behavioral Ecology, 23, 684-691. doi: 10.1093/beheco/ars021
- Macnulty, D., Smith, D., Mech, L.D, Vucetich, J., Packer, C., (2012). Nonlinear effects of group size on the success of wolves hunting elk. Behavioral Ecology, 23:1, 75-82. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arr159
- Coulson, T., Macnulty, D., Stahler, D., vonHoldt, B., Wayne, R., Smith, D., (2011). Modeling effects of environmental change on wolf population dynamics, trait evolution and life history. Science, 334, 1275-1278. doi: 0.1126/science.1209441
- Troyer, J.L, Roelke, M.E, Jespersen, J.M, Baggett, N., Buckley-Beason, V., Macnulty, D., Craft, M., Packer, C., Pecon-Slattery, J., O’Brien, S.J, (2011). FIV diversity: FIVPle subtype composition may influence disease outcome in African lions. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 143, 338-346. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.06.013
- Anderson, M., Cluff, D., Mech, D., Macnulty, D., Wolf density and predation patterns in the Canadian High Arctic. Journal of Wildlife Management
- Brice, E., Larsen, E., Stahler, D., Macnulty, D., The primacy of density-mediated indirect effects in a community of wolves, elk, and aspen. Ecological Monographs
- Benson, J., Macnulty, D., Others, N., Intrinsic and environmental drivers of pairwise cohesion in wild canid social groups. Ecology
Professional Journal
- Macnulty, D., Stahler, D.R, Wyman, T., Ruprecht, J., Smith, D., (2016). The challenge of understanding northern Yellowstone elk dynamics after wolf reintroduction. Yellowstone Science , 24:1, 25-32.
- Macnulty, D., Stahler, D., Smith, D., (2016). Understanding the limits to wolf hunting ability. Yellowstone Science, 24:1, 34-36.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
- Pfeifer, M., Packer, C., Burton, A., Garnett, S., Loveridge, A., Macnulty, D., Platts, P., (2014). In defense of fences. Science
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
Graduate Students Mentored
Students
Nicholas Bergeron - MS
Bonnie McDonald - MS
Michael Procko - PhD
Rosemarie Pugh - MS
Sam Robertson - MS
Courses
WILD/BIOL 5580 - Mammalogy
WILD 6400 - Ecology of Animal Populations