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2009

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Habitat and Bird Communities at Small Airports in the Midwestern USA, Travis Devault; Jacob Kubel; Olin Rhodes, Jr.; and Richard Dolbeer

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A Field-Test of Rhodamine B as a Biomarker in Raccoons, Tricia Fry, Tara Baranowski, Brandi Hughey, and Mike Dunbar

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Trends in Summer Coyote and Wolf Predation on Sheep in Idaho During a Period of Wolf Recovery, Alegra Galle, Mark Collinge, and Richard Engeman

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Methodology to Estimate Cost Savings Associated with the Use of Trap Monitor Systems by Wildlife Services, Karen Gebhardt, Stephanie Shwiff, Bruce Leland, Dusty Hatchett, and Mike Bodenchuk

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Using Genetics to Assess Differentiation Among Raccoons in an Area with Variable Rabies Status in Alabama, Shylo Johnson, Antoinette Piaggio, Melissa Neubaum, and Mike Dunbar

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Black Bear Activity and Visitation Patterns at Human Food Sources in Utah, Dustin Ranglack, Kari Signor, Kevin Bunnell, and John Shivik

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An Overview of the International Beaver Ecology and Management Workshop, Jimmy Taylor, II; David Bergman; and Dale Nolte

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Evolving Bird Management Research at the USDA Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Research Center, Mark Tobin

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Human Dimensions of Invasive Vertebrate Species Management, Gary Witmer, G. M. Keirn, N. Hawley, C. Martin, and J. K. Reaser

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Vole Problems, Management Options, and Research Needs in the United States, Gary Witmer, Nathan Snow, L. Humberg, and T. Salmon

2007

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Twelfth Wildlife Damage Management Conference

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A REVIEW OF SUCCESSFUL URBAN COYOTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT OR REDUCE ATTACKS ON HUMANS AND PETS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Rex O. Baker

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IMPACTS OF URBAN COYOTES ON PEOPLE AND PETS IN NEW YORK STATE, Louis T. Berchielli

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MANAGEMENT OF URBAN COYOTES AND ATTACKS IN GREEN VALLEY, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA, Christopher D. Carrillo, Jim Schmidt, David Bergman, and Gabriel Paz

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SUBURBAN COYOTE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH NEEDS: A NORTHEAST PERSPECTIVE, Paul D. Curtis, Daniel A. Bogan, and Gordon Batcheller

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THE URBAN COYOTE CONTROL PROGRAM, Robert J. Erickson

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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF URBAN COYOTE ON PEOPLE AND PETS IN AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Randy O. Farrar

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ECOLOGY OF COYOTES IN URBAN LANDSCAPES, Stanley D. Gehrt

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URBAN COYOTES: SOME SUMMARY THOUGHTS, Jeffrey S. Green

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SUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE COYOTE CONTROL TOOLS FOR THE URBAN/SUBURBAN SETTING, Alan A. Huot and David L. Bergman

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CONTROLLING COYOTES IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT – EFFECTIVE EVALUATION OF REQUESTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR CONTROL SERVICES, Tim J. Julien

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COYOTE SYMPOSIUM SUMMARY – FROM THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE, Tim J. Julien

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THE CURRENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF URBAN COYOTE CONTROL - A PRIVATE WCO PERSPECTIVE, Claude Oleyar

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OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF SOLVING URBAN COYOTE PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Dennis L. Orthmeyer, Terrance A. Cox, John W. Turman, and Joe R. Bennett

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RESPONSE TO COYOTE PREDATION ON PETS, Dorinda Pulliam

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COMPLEXITIES OF URBAN COYOTE MANAGEMENT: REACHING THE UNREACHABLE, TEACHING THE UNTEACHABLE, AND TOUCHING THE UNTOUCHABLE, Robert H. Schmidt

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BAD DOGS: WHY DO COYOTES AND OTHER CANIDS BECOME UNRULY?, Robert H. Schmidt and Robert M. Timm

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A BROAD PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT AND FUTURE RESEARCH ON URBAN COYOTES, John A. Shivik and Kathleen A. Fagerstone

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MY EXPERIENCE: SETTING UP AN URBAN CAMPAIGN OR TRAPPING PROJECT FOR URBAN COYOTE MANAGEMENT, Dairen Simpson

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URBAN COYOTES: A STATES’ PERSPECTIVE, Scott Smith

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CoyoteBytes.org: A NEW EDUCATIONAL WEB SITE, Robert M. Timm

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A HISTORY OF URBAN COYOTE PROBLEMS, Robert M. Timm and Rex O. Baker

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MISSING CATS, STRAY COYOTES: ONE CITIZEN’S PERSPECTIVE, Judith C. Webster

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THE CO-EXISTING WITH COYOTES PROGRAM IN VANCOUVER, B.C., Robyn E. Worcester and Robert Boelens

2005

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Conference Participants

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The Eleventh Wildlife Damage Management Conference: Table of Contents

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The Eleventh Wildlife Damage Management Conference: Title Page

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Monitoring Raccoon Rabies in Alabama: The Potential Effects of Habitat and Demographics, Wendy Arjo, Christine Fisher, James Armstrong, Dana Johnson, and Frank Boyd

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Use of Deer Repellents to Preserve Wildlife Food Plots for Game Birds, Wendy Arjo, Kimberly Wagner, Chad Richardson, and Dale Nolte

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Alien Birds in North America – Challenges for Wildlife Managers, Michael Avery and Eric Tillman

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Wildlife Damage to Seedlings in Reforested Hardwood Sites in Mississippi, Amy Barras, Jeanne Jones, Dale Nolte, Curtis Culpepper, Lawrence Shearer, and Jarrod Fogarty

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Effects of Decoy Gender and Wing Clipping on Capture Success of Brown-Headed Cowbirds, Scott C. Barras, Thomas Seamans, and Jonathan Cepek

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The Use of Digital Motion-Sensor Cameras to Capture Coyote Presence in Western Georgia, Lauren Billodeaux and Jim Armstrong

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Development of Nicarbazin as a Reproductive Inhibitor for Resident Canada Geese, Kimberly Bynum, Christi Yoder, John Eisemann, John Johnston, and Lowell Miller

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Economic Impacts of Blackbird Damage to the Rice Industry, John Cummings, Stephanie Shwiff, and Shelagh Tupper

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Hunters----Can They Do The Job?, Paul Curtis, David Drake, Jody Enck, Gary San Julian, and David Taylor

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Use of Confined Dogs for Reducing Deer Damage to Apple Orchards, Paul Curtis and Regina Rieckenberg

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Wildlife Master Volunteers: A Multi-County Approach to Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Daniel Einarsen, Tom Mason, Deryl Waldren, and Ray T. Sterner

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Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Colony Dynamics in South Dakota Over a 10-Year Period, Kathleen Fagerstone, Howard Tietjen, James Glahn, Greg Schenbeck, and Jean Bourassa

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Effectiveness of a White-Tailed Deer Exclusion Fence Based on Traction Limitations of the Hoof: The Slippery Fence, George Gallagher, Heidi Keen, and Robert Prince

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Demographic and Spatial Responses of Coyotes to Changes in Food and Exploitation, Eric Gese

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Decoy Cropping Methods for Luring Blackbirds Away From Commercial Sunflower: USDA Wildlife Conservation Sunflower Plots, Heath Hagy, Jonathan Raetzman, George Linz, and William Bleier

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Conditioning Beaver to Avoid Desirable Plants, Julie Harper, Dale Nolte, Thomas DeLiberto, and David Bergman

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Thermal Imaging Applications In Urban Deer Control, Earl Hodnett

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Estimating Drc-1339 Mortality Using Bioenergetics: A Case Study of European Starlings, H. Jeffrey Homan, Randal Stahl, John Johnston, and George Linz

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Elk in Nebraska: Opportunity or Another Private-Public Land Conundrum, Scott Hygnstrom, Michael Cover, Bruce Stillings, R. Daniel Crank, Justin Fischer, James W. Merchant, and Seth Korte

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Nutria: An Invasive Rodent Pest or Valued Resource?, Susan Jojola, Gary Witmer, and Dale Nolte

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Bovine Tb Eradication Project – Recognizing Hot Button Issues, Bridget Kavanagh-Patrick

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Observations on the Use of the GnRH Vaccine Gonacon™ in Male White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), G. Killian, D. Wagner, and L. Miller

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Modifying Fences to Prevent Ungulate Use of Cropland and High-Value Pastures, James E. Knight, Roy Fenster, and Carolyn Nistler

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Initial Development of a Web-Based Tool to Increase Hunter Harvest of Female Ungulates, James Knight, Marc Kenyon, and Linda Keddington

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The Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis From Infected Wildlife Populations: A New Zealand Scenario, Gary J. E. Knowles, Mark Hunter, and Amy Rush

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In-Burrow Application of Rozol to Manage Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs, Charles Lee, Philip Gibson, and Jeff Wilson

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Overview of Impacts of Feral and Introduced Ungulates on the Environment in the Eastern United States and Caribbean, Martin Lowney, Paul Schoenfeld, William Haglan, and Gary Witmer

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Situational and Driver Characteristics Associated With Deervehicle Collisions in Southeastern Michigan, Alix Marcoux, Graham Hickling, Shawn Riley, and Scott Winterstein

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Taking an Endemically Infected Bovine Tb Area Through to Livestock Clearance. A Case Study of West Taupo, New Zealand, Kevin Nicholas

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Management of Wolf-Livestock Conflicts in Minnesota, William Paul

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Challenges of Invasive Reptiles and Amphibians, William Pitt, Daniel Vice, and Mike Pitzler

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Badger Movement Ecology in Colorado Agricultural Areas After a Fire, Craig Ramey and Jean Bourassa

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Assessment of Texas Medical Providers Concerning Rabies Vaccines, Denise Ruffino and Scott Henke

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Evaluation of a New Strategy for Control of Bovine Tuberculosis in Michigan White-Tailed Deer: Year 1 Progress Report, Stephen Schmitt, Daniel O'Brien, Elaine Carlson, David Smith, Zachary Cooley, Brent Rudolph, Graham Hickling, Graham Nugent, and Peter Butchko

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Oral Rabies Vaccination—A Progress Report, Dennis Slate, Charles Rupprecht, Mike Dunbar, and Robert McLean

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Effectiveness of Milorganite® as a Repellent to Protect Ornamental and Agronomic Plants From Deer Over-Browsing, Odin Stephens, Michael Mengak, George Gallagher, David Osborn, and Karl Miller

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Predator Control for the Protection of the Federally Endangered Great Lakes Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) at Dimmick’s Point, North Manitou Island, Kimberly Struthers and Patrick Ryan

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Deer-Vehicle Crash Patterns Across Ecoregions in Michigan, Krishnan Sudharsan, Shawn Riley, Brent Riley, and Brian Maurer

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Use of Natural Vegetative Barriers to Limit Expansion of Blacktailed Prairie Dog Towns, David Terrall, Jonathan Jenks, and Arthur Smith

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The Role of Raccoons in the Ecology of Bovine Tuberculosis, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Holly Smith, and Justin Stevenson

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Fence-Line Interactions Among Farmed and Free-Ranging Cervids: Preliminary Results, Kurt VerCauteren, Justin Fischer, Robert Pooler, Michael Lavelle, and Greg Phillips

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Evaluation of Livestock Protection Dogs for Deterring Deer and Cattle Interaction, Kurt VerCauteren, Greggory Phillips, Robert Pooler, and Michael Lavelle

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Dogs for Reducing Wildlife Damage to Organic Crops: A Case Study, Kurt VerCauteren, Nathan Seward, Daniel Hirchert, Michael Jones, and Scott Beckerman

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Compressed Air, Wooden Clappers, and Other Non-Traditional Methods for Dispersing European Starlings from an Urban Roost, Randolph White, Richard Dolbeer, and Craig Hicks

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Feral and Introduced Carnivores: Issues and Challenges, Gary Witmer, Bernice Constantin, and Frank Boyd

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An Overview of The 2nd National Invasive Rodent Summit, Gary Witmer and John Eisemann

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Preliminary Serologic Survey of Selected Diseases and Movements of Feral Swine in Texas, A. Christy Wykoff, Scott Henke, Tyler Campbell, David Hewitt, and Kurt C. VerCauteren

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Development of Diazacon™ as an Avian Contraceptive, Christi Yoder, Kimberly Bynum, and Lowell Miller

2003

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THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN EXPANDED REGIONAL MANAGEMENT OF DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, Scott C. Barras and Mark E. Tobin

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GIS AT THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER, Jean Bourassa, Craig Ramey, Larry Clark, and John Humphrey

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CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING THE DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, Kristina Casscles Godwin, Tommy King, Peter Butchko, and Richard Chipman

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A REVIEW OF PATHOGENS OF AGRICULTURAL AND HUMAN HEALTH INTEREST FOUND IN CANADA GEESE, Larry Clark

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AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT BLACKBIRD RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN RICE GROWING REGION OF THE UNITED STATES, John L. Cummings and Michael L. Avery

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MANAGING COMMON NIGHTHAWKS AT MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KANSAS, TO REDUCE AIRCRAFT STRIKES, John L. Cummings, Patricia A. Pipas, James C. Luchsinger, James E. Davis Jr., Michael J. Pipas, and Jean B. Bourassa

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WADING BIRD MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH ON NORTH AMERICAN AQUACULTURE FACILITIES, Brian Dorr and Jimmy D. Taylor II

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EFFICACY OF ZINC PHOSPHIDE FOR CONTROLLING NORWAY RATS, ROOF RATS, HOUSE MICE, PEROMYSCUS SPP., PRAIRIE DOGS AND GROUND SQUIRRELS: A LITERATURE REVIEW (1942-2000), John D. Eisemann, Brett E. Petersen, and Kathleen A. Fagerstone

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EVALUATION OF GNRH CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE IN CAPTIVE FERAL SWINE IN FLORIDA, G. Killian, L. Miller, J. Rhyan, T. Dees, D. Perry, and H. Doten

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CHARACTERISTICS OF SPRING AND FALL BLACKBIRD ROOSTS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS, George M. Linz, Richard S. Sawin, Mark W. Lutman, H. Jeffrey Homan, Linda B. Penry, and William J. Bleier

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DEVELOPMENT OF A SYNTHETIC MATERIALS MIMIC FOR VULTURE OLFACTION RESEARCH, Richard E. Mauldin, Bruce A. Kimball, John J. Johnston, Jerome C. Hurley, and Michael L. Avery

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THE EMERGENCE OF MAJOR AVIAN DISEASES IN NORTH AMERICA: WEST NILE VIRUS AND MORE, Robert G. McLean

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EVALUATION OF GNRH CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE USING DOMESTIC SWINE AS A MODEL FOR FERAL HOGS, Lowell Miller , Jack Rhyan, and Gary Killian

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TRAINING DEER TO AVOID SITES THROUGH NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT, Dale L. Nolte, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Kelly R. Perry, and Suzanne E. Adams

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BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF REPRODUCTION-MONITORING AND PREDATOR-REMOVAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH PROTECTION OF THE ENDANGERED CALIFORNIA LEAST TERN, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Ray T. Sterner, John W. Turman, and Brian D. Foster