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<p>Despite the potential synergy that can result from basing management applications on results from research, there is a polarization of cultures between wildlife managers and wildlife researchers. Wildlife Science: Connecting Research with Management provides strategies for bridging cultural and communication gaps between these groups.</p> <p></p> <p>Contributors present case studies highlighting the role of state and federal agencies and private organizations in management and research; the lingering disconnects between grassland birds, quail, and deer research and management; as well as the development of management techniques from field research, rangelands management, and ranch management. </p> <p>Case Studies:</p> <ul> <li>The Disconnect between Quail Research and Quail Management</li> <li>Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and the Disconnect between Research and Management on Public Lands in the American West</li> <li>Ecological Goals, not Standardized Methods, are needed to Create and Maintain Habitat for Grassland Birds</li> <li>A Historic Perspective of the Connectivity between Waterfowl Research and Management </li> <li>Deer in the Western United States</li> <li>Whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the Eastern United States</li> <li>Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Wildlife: Challenges and Opportunities for Integrated Science, Management, and Policy</li> <li>The Role of Joint Ventures in Bridging the Gap between Research and Management</li> <li>Developing Management Strategies from Research: the Pushmataha Forest</li></ul> <p> </p>