Publications
Peer-reviewed Publications:
Youngmann, J. L., R. W. DeYoung, S. Demarais, B. K. Strickland, and G. Jenkins. 2020. Genetic characteristics of restored elk populations in Kentucky. Journal of Wildlife Management 84: 515–523.
Youngmann, J. L., J. W. Hinton, N. W. Bakner, M. J. Chamberlain, G. J. D’Angelo. Recursive use of home ranges and seasonal shifts in foraging behavior by a generalist carnivore. Ecology and Evolution. Accepted.
In preparation:
Youngmann, J. L., R. W. DeYoung, S. Demarais, B. K. Strickland, W. McKinley, C. Cook, J. Bordelon. Landscape genetics and the influence of northern stock sources on free-ranging white-tailed deer in southcentral United States. To be submitted to the Journal of Wildlife Management.
Youngmann, J. L., S. L. Lance, J. C. Kilgo, C. Ruth, J. Cantrell, G. J. D’Angelo. Assessing springtime diets of sympatric mesopredators in the southeastern United States using metabarcoding analysis. To be submitted to PLOS ONE.
Awards
2021 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Georgia
2016-2017 Gluesing Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Masters Level, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University
Oral Presentations
Youngmann, J. L., S. L. Lance, J. C. Kilgo, C. Ruth, J. Cantrell, and G. J. D’Angelo. 2022. DNA metabarcoding to assess predator diets during fawning season in South Carolina, USA. 44th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, Virtual. 2nd Place Student Oral Presentation.
Youngmann, J. L., J. W. Hinton, N. W. Bakner, M. J. Chamberlain, G. J. D’Angelo. 2022. Recursive foraging behavior of coyotes in the southeastern United States. 44th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, Virtual. 3rd Place Student Oral Presentation.
Youngmann, J. L., J. W. Hinton, M. J. Chamberlain, G. J. D’Angelo. 2021 Recursive foraging movements of coyotes in the southeastern United States. 28th Wildlife Society Conference, Virtual.
Youngmann, J. L., R. W. DeYoung, S. Demarais, B. K. Strickland, and G. Jenkins. 2020. Genetic characteristics of restored elk populations in Kentucky. 27th Wildlife Society Conference, Virtual.
Youngmann, J. L., S. L. Lance, J. C. Kilgo, C. Ruth, J. Cantrell, and G. J. D’Angelo. 2020. DNA metabarcoding of coyote (Canis latrans) scat to assess diet in South Carolina, USA. 2020 Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, Athens, GA. 1st Place Speed Talk.
Youngmann, J. L., G. J. D’Angelo, J. C. Kilgo, S. L. Lance, K. V. Miller, and C. Ruth. 2019. Use of fecal genotyping and spatial capture-recapture modeling to investigate coyote abundance in South Carolina. 2019 Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, Athens, GA.
Youngmann, J. L. 2019. Tongues, turds, and wildlife genetics. Hobart and William Smith Department of Biology’s Seminar Series, Geneva, New York.
Youngmann, J. L., S. Demarais, R. W. DeYoung, B. K. Strickland, J. Bordelon, C. Cook, and W. McKinley. 2018. Genetic structure of breeding-pen, enclosed, and free-range white-tailed deer across southcentral U.S. 41st Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, Nashville, Tennessee. 2nd Place Student Oral Presentation.
Youngmann, J. L., S. Demarais, R. W. DeYoung, B. K. Strickland, J. Bordelon, C. Cook, and W. McKinley. 2017. Genetic contribution of northern stock sources to free-range white-tailed deer in southcentral U.S. 24th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Youngmann, J. L., S. Demarais, R. W. DeYoung, B. K. Strickland, J. Bordelon, C. Cook, and W. McKinley. 2017. Genetic contribution of northern stock sources to free-range white-tailed deer in southcentral U.S. 40th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, St. Louis, Missouri. 2nd Place Student Oral Presentation.
Youngmann, J. L., S. Demarais, R. W. DeYoung, B. K. Strickland. 2016. Genetic contribution of northern stock sources to free-range white-tailed deer in southcentral U.S. 2016 Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Starkville, Mississippi. 1st Place Student Oral Presentation.
Youngmann, J. L. and L. Cleckner. 2011. The Finger Lakes Stream Monitoring Network: the State of the Union. Finger Lakes Research Conference, Geneva, New York.
Youngmann, J. L. and L. Cleckner. 2011. Finger Lakes Regional Stream Monitoring Program: engaging students in field-based learning. Northeastern Natural History Conference, Albany, New York.
Youngmann, J. L. and S. Meyer. 2010. Volunteer monitoring of regional streams in the Finger Lakes through the efforts of local middle and high school students. Finger Lakes Research Conference, Geneva, New York.
Poster Presentations
Youngmann, J. L., S. L. Lance, J. C. Kilgo, C. Ruth, J. Cantrell, and G. J. D’Angelo. 2020. Diet analysis of coyote scat in South Carolina, USA through DNA metabarcoding. 27th Wildlife Society Conference, Virtual.
Youngmann, J. L., S. L. Lance, J. C. Kilgo, C. Ruth, J. Cantrell, and G. J. D’Angelo. 2020. DNA metabarcoding of coyote (Canis latrans) scat to assess diet in South Carolina, USA. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, Auburn, Alabama.
Youngmann, J. L., G. J. D’Angelo, J. C. Kilgo, S. L. Lance, K. V. Miller, and C. Ruth. 2019. Use of fecal genotyping and spatial capture-recapture to investigate population density, resource selection, and genetic structure of coyotes in South Carolina. 26th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Reno, Nevada.
Youngmann, J. L., G. J. D’Angelo, J. C. Kilgo, S. L. Lance, K. V. Miller, and C. Ruth. 2019. It’s a crappy job, but someone’s got to do it: fecal genotyping to estimate coyote abundance across South Carolina. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Georgia Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Carrollton, Georgia.
Youngmann, J. L., G. J. D’Angelo, J. C. Kilgo, S. L. Lance, K. V. Miller, and C. Ruth. 2019. Use of fecal genotyping and spatial capture-recapture modeling to investigate coyote abundance in South Carolina. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, Louisville, Kentucky. 2nd Place Student Poster Presentation.