USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
8711 37th Street Southeast
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401
Phone: (701) 253-5500 Fax: (701) 253-5553
Email: npwrc@usgs.gov
2010
Proportion of Calves and Adult Muskoxen, Ovibos moschatus Killed by Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, in July on Ellesmere Island, L. David Mech
What is the taxonomic identity of Minnesota wolves?, L. David Mech
Prolonged Intensive Dominance Behavior Between Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, L. David Mech and H. Dean Cluff
Migration of northern Yellowstone elk: implications of spatial structuring, P. J. White, Kelly M. Proffitt, L. David Mech, Shaney B. Evans, Julie A. Cunningham, and Kenneth L. Hamlin
2009
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
A Serological Survey of Infectious Disease in Yellowstone National Park’s Canid Community, Emily S. Almberg, L. David Mech, Douglas W. Smith, Jennifer W. Sheldon, and Robert L. Crabtree
Vulnerability of Rehabilitated Agricultural Production Systems to Invasion by Nontarget Plant Species, Sara G. Baer, David M. Engle, Johannes M. H. Knops, Kenneth A. Langeland, Bruce D. Maxwell, Fabian D. Menalled, and Amy J. Symstad
Problems with the claim of ecotype and taxon status of the wolf in the Great Lakes region, Matthew A. Cronin and L. David Mech
Wolf, Canis lupus, Visits to White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, Summer Ranges: Optimal Foraging?, Dominic J. Demma and L. David Mech
Wolf Use of Summer Territory in Northeastern Minnesota, Dominic J. Demma and L. David Mech
Feeding Ecology of Arctic-Nesting Sandpipers During Spring Migration Through the Prairie Pothole Region, Jan Eldridge, Gary Krapu, and Douglas Johnson
Body Size and Predatory Performance in Wolves: Is Bigger Better?, Daniel R. MacNulty, Douglas W. Smith, L. David Mech, and Lynn E. Eberly
Predatory senescence in ageing wolves, Daniel R. MacNulty, Douglas W. Smith, John A. Vucetich, L. David Mech, and Craig Packer
Chapter 2: Long-Term Research on Wolves in the Superior National Forest, L. David Mech
Long Daily Movements of Wolves, Canis lupus, During Pup Rearing, L. David Mech and H. Dean Cluff
Role of Invasive Melilotus officinalis in Two Native Plant Communities, Laura C. Van Riper and Diane Larson
2008
Using Plasma-Lipid Metabolites to Index Changes in Lipid Reserves of Free-Living Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis), Michael Anteau and Alan Afton
Diets of Lesser Scaup during Spring Migration throughout the Upper-Midwest are Consistent with the Spring Condition Hypothesis, Michael J. Anteau and Alan Afton
Amphiod Densities and Indices of Wetland Quality Across the Upper-Midwest, USA, Michael J. Anteau and Alan D. Afton
Elk Calf Survival and Mortality Following Wolf Restoration to Yellowstone National Park, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer, L. David Mech, and P. J. White
Factors Influencing Predation on Juvenile Ungulates and Natural Selection Implications, S. M. Barber-Meyer and L. D. Mech
Elk Calf Survival and Mortality Following Wolf Restoration to Yellowstone National Park La Supervivencia y la Mortalidad de las Crı´as de Wapiti Tras la Restauracio´ n del Lobo al Parque Nacional de Yellowstone La Survie et la Mortalite´ des Faons de Wapitis qui a Suivi la Re´introduction du Loup au Parc de Yellowstone, S. M. Barber-Meyer, L. David Mech, and P. J. White
Linking Ecosystem Processes with Wetland Management Goals: Charting a Course for a Sustainable Future, Ned H. Euliss Jr., Loren M. Smith, Douglas A. Wilcox, and Bryant A. Browne
Prairie Pothole Regional Studies, Robert A. Gleason
Ecosystem Services Derived from Wetland Conservation Practices in the United States Prairie Pothole Region with an Emphasis on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Programs, Robert A. Gleason, Murray K. Laubhan, Brian A. Tangen, and Kevin E. Kermes
A Two-Part Measure of Degree of Invasion for Cross-Community Comparisons, Qinfeng Guo and Amy Symstad
Effectiveness of Lethal, Directed Wolf-Depredation Control in Minnesota, Elizabeth Harper, William J. Paul, L. David Mech, and Sanford Weisberg
Soil Modification by Invasive Plants: Effects on Native and Invasive Species of Mixed-Grass Prairies, Nicholas R. Jordan, Diane L. Larson, and Sheri C. Huerd
Long-Term Dynamics of Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) and its Biocontrol Agent, Flea Beetles in the Genus Aphthona, Diane L. Larson, James B. Grace, and Jennifer L. Larson
Crying Wolf: Concluding that Wolves were not Restored, L. David Mech
Precision of Descriptors for Percent Marrow Fat Content for Whitetailed Deer, Odocoileus viriginianus, L. David Mech
Spatial and Temporal Differences in Giant Kidney Worm, Dictophyma renale, Prevalence in Minnesota Mink, Mustela vison, L. David Mech
Weight Changes in Wild Wolves, Canis lupus, from Ages 2 to 24 Months, L. David Mech
DEMOGRAPHIC EFFECTS OF CANINE PARVOVIRUS ON A FREE-RANGING WOLF POPULATION OVER 30 YEARS, L. David Mech, Sagar M. Goyal, William J. Paul, and Wesley E. Newton
Wolf body mass cline across Minnesota related to taxonomy?, L. David Mech and William J. Paul
Restoration of Mangrove Plantations and Colonisation by Native Species in Leizhou Bay, South China, Hai Ren, Shuguang Jian, Hongfang Lu, Qianmei Zhang, Weijun Shen, Weidong Han, Zuoyun Yin, and Qinfeng Guo
Comparing Local vs. Global Visible and Near-Infrared (VisNIR) Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) Calibrations for the Prediction of Soil Clay, Organic C and Inorganic C, Joel B. Sankey, David J. Brown, Melisa L. Bernard, and Rick L. Lawrence
Application of a Geomorphic and Temporal Perspective to Wetland Management in North America, Loren M. Smith, Ned H. Euliss Jr., Douglas A. Wilcox, and Mark M. Brinson
Impact of West Nile Virus and Other Mortality Factors on American White Pelicans at Breeding Colonies in the Northern Plains of North America, Marsha A. Sovada, Pamela J. Pietz, Kathryn A. Converse, D. Tommy King, Erik K. Hofmeister, Paulette Scherr, and Hon S. Ip
2007
Effects of Habitat Management Treatments on Plant Community Composition and Biomass in a Montane Wetland, Jane E. Austin, Janet R. Keough, and William H. Pyle
Sandhill Crane Abundance and Nesting Ecology at Grays Lake, Idaho, Jane Austin, Adonia Henry, and I. Joseph Hall
Interleukin-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Values in Elk Neonates, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer, Craig R. Johnson, Michael P. Murtaugh, L. David Mech, and P. J. White
Survey of Selected Pathogens and Blood Parameters of Northern Yellowstone Elk: Wolf Sanitation Effect Implications, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer, P. J. White, and L. David Mech
Defining Space Use and Movements of Canada Lynx with Global Positioning System Telemetry, Christopher Burdett, Ron Moen, Gerald J. Niemi, and L. David Mech
Testing Global Positioning System Telemetry to Study Wolf Predation on Deer Fawns, Dominic Demma, Shannon Barber-Meyer, and L. David Mech
Protocol for Investigating Displacement Effects of Wind Facilities on Grassland Songbirds, Wallace Erickson, Dale Strickland, Jill A. Shaffer, and Douglas H. Johnson
Estimating Water Storage Capacity of Existing and Potentially Restorable Wetland Depressions in a Subbasin of the Red River of the North, Robert A. Gleason, Brian A. Tangen, Murray K. Laubhan, Kevin E. Kermes, and Ned H. Euliss Jr.
First Record of Corisella inscripta (Uhler) (Heteroptera: Corixidae) from North Dakota, Bruce A. Hanson, David M. Mushet, Ned H. Euliss Jr., and Steve W. Chordas III
Influence of Wind Generators on Grassland-Breeding Birds, Douglas H. Johnson and Jill A. Shaffer
Grassland Establishment for Wildlife Conservation, D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Loren W. Burger Jr., Douglas H. Johnson, and Mark R. Ryan
Review of Waterfowl Ecology and Management by Guy A. Baldassarre and Eric G. Bolen, Gary Krapu
Short-term Disruption of a Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) Biocontrol Program Following Herbicide Application, Diane L. Larson, James B. Grace, Paul A. Rabie, and Paula Andersen
A Proposed Ethogram of Large-Carnivore Predatory Behavior, Exemplified by the Wolf, Daniel MacNulty, L. David Mech, and Douglas Smith
Annual Arctic Wolf Pack Size Related to Arctic Hare Numbers, L. David Mech
Femur-Marrow Fat of White-Tailed Deer Fawns Killed by Wolves, L. David Mech
Possible Use of Foresight, Understanding, and Planning by Wolves Hunting Muskoxen, L. David Mech
2006
Conspecific Attraction in a Grassland Bird, the Baird’s Sparrow, Marissa A. Ahlering, Douglas H. Johnson, and John Faaborg
Are trans-Pacific invasions the new wave?, Ragan M. Callaway, Shi Li Miao, and Qinfeng Guo
Proximate and Landscape Factors Influence Grassland Bird Distributions, Mary Ann Cunningham and Douglas H. Johnson
Factors Influencing Soil Invertebrate Communities in Riparian Grasslands of the Central Platte River Floodplain, Craig A. Davis, Jane E. Austin, and Deborah A. Buhl
Factors Influencing Soil Invertebrate Communities in Riparian Grasslands of the Central Platte River Floodplain, Craig A. Davis, Jane E. Austin, and Deborah A. Buhl
North American Prairie Wetlands are Important Nonforested Land-Based Carbon Storage Sites, Ned H. Euliss Jr., R. A. Gleason, A. Olness, R.L. McDougal, H.R. Murkin, R.D. Robarts, R.A. Bourbonniere, and B.G. Warner
Survival of Adult Female Elk in Yellowstone Following Wolf Restoration, Shaney Evans, L. David Mech, P. J. White, and Glen A. Sergeant
Intercontinental biotic invasions: what can we learn from native populations and habitats?, Qinfeng Guo
Distributions of Exotic Plants in Eastern Asia and North America, Qinfeng Guo, Hong Qian, Robert E. Ricklefs, and Weimin Xi
Community Maturity, Species Saturation and the Variant Diversity–Productivity Relationships in Grasslands, Qinfeng Guo, Terry Shaffer, and Thomas Buhl
A Historical Perspective: Changes in Grassland Breeding Bird Densities Within Major Habitats in North Dakota Between 1967 and 1992-1993, Lawrence D. Igl, Douglas H. Johnson, and Harold A. Kantrud
The Many Faces of Replication, Douglas Johnson
Fat Dynamics of Arctic-Nesting Sandpipers During Spring in Mid-Continental North America, Gary Krapu, Jan Eldridge, Cherri Grato-Trevor, and Deborah Buhl
Evidence of a Decline in Fat Storage by Midcontinental Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska During Spring: A Preliminary Assessment, Gary L. Krapu, David A. Brandt, Deborah A. Buhl, and Gary Lingle
Mallard Brood Movements, Wetland Use, and Duckling Survival During and Following a Prairie Drought, Gary L. Krapu, Pamela J. Pietz, David A. Brandt, and Robert R. Cox Jr.
Insect Visitation and Pollen Deposition in an Invaded Prairie Plant Community, Diane L. Larson, Ronald A. Royer, and Margaret R. Royer
A Preliminary Biological Assessment of Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex, North Dakota, Murray K. Laubhan, Robert A. Gleason, Gregory A. Knutsen, Rachel A. Laubhan, and N. H. Euliss Jr.
Influences of Management Regimes on Breeding Bird Densities and Habitat in Mixed-Grass Prairie: An Example from North Dakota, Andrea A. Lueders, Patricia L. Kennedy, and Douglas H. Johnson
Age-Related Body Mass and Reproductive Measurements of Gray Wolves in Minnesota, L. David Mech
Estimated Age Structure of Wolves in Northeastern Minnesota, L. David Mech
Prediction Failure of a Wolf Landscape Model, L. David Mech
Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos, in Summer, L. David Mech
A 3-Decade Dearth of Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in a Wolf (Canis lupus)–Dominated Ecosystem, Michael Nelson and L. David Mech
Avian Response to Meadow Restoration in the Central Great Plains, Rosalind B. Renfrew, Douglas H. Johnson, Gary R. Lingle, and W. Douglas Robinson
Patch Size and Landscape Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds, Maiken Winter, Douglas H. Johnson, Jill A. Shaffer, Therese M. Donovan, and W. Daniel Svedarsky
2005
Patterns of Habitat Use by Whooping Cranes During Migration: Summary from 1977-1999 Site Evaluation Data, Jane Austin and Amy Richert
Bears Remain Top Summer Predators, Shannon M. Barber, L. David Mech, and P. J. White
Potential of Restored Prairie Wetlands in the Glaciated North American Prairie to Sequester Atmospheric Carbon, Robert A. Gleason, Ned H. Euliss Jr., Rhonda L. McDougal, Kevin E. Kermes, Edward N. Steadman, and John A. Harju
Inter-species variation in yolk steroid levels and a cowbird-host comparison, D. Caldwell Hahn, Jeff S. Hatfield, Mahmoud A. Abdelnabi, Julie M. Wu, Lawrence D. Igl, and Mary A. Ottinger
First Record of Graphoderus Liberus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in North Dakota, Bruce A. Hanson, Ned H. Euliss Jr., and David M. Mushet
Biotic Interactions as Determinants of Ecosystem Structure in Prairie Wetlands: An Example Using Fish, Mark A. Hanson, Kyle D. Zimmer, Malcolm G. Butler, Brian A. Tangen, Brian R. Herwig, and Ned H. Euliss Jr.
Causes of wolf depredation increase in Minnesota from 1979-1998, Elizabeth K. Harper, William J. Paul, and L. David Mech
The Quintessential Companion for North American Birders, Lawrence D. Igl
A Retrospective Perspective: Evaluating Population Changes by Repeating Historic Bird Surveys, Lawrence D. Igl and Douglas H. Johnson
A Fresh Look at the Taxonomy of Midcontinental Sandhill Cranes, Douglas Johnson, Jane Austin, and Jill Shaffer
Population Genetic Structure in Migratory Sandhill Cranes and the Role of Pleistocene Glaciations, Kenneth L. Jones, Gary L. Krapu, David A. Brandt, and Mary V. Ashley
Habitat Preferences of Migrant and Wintering Northern Harriers in Northwestern Texas, Caroll D. Littlefield and Douglas H. Johnson
Decline and Recovery of a High Arctic Wolf-Prey System, L. David Mech
Markov Chain Monte Carlo Estimation of Species Distributions: A Case Study of the Swift Fox in Western Kansas, Glen A. Sargeant, Marsha A. Sovada, Christiane C. Slivinski, and Douglas H. Johnson
Plains Harvest Mouse in North Dakota, Robert W. Seabloom and Terry L. Shaffer
Does Choice of Estimators Influence Conclusions from True Metabolizable Energy Feeding Trials?, Mark H. Sherfy, Roy L. Kirkpatrick, and Kenneth E. Webb Jr.
Variability in Vegetation Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds, Maiken Winter, Douglas H. Johnson, and Jill A. Shaffer
Habitat and nesting of Le Conte's Sparrows in the northern tallgrass prairie, Maiken Winter, Jill A. Shaffer, Douglas H. Johnson, Therese M. Donovan, W. Daniel Svedarsky, Peter W. Jones, and Betty R. Euliss
2004
Nutrient Reserves of Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) During Spring Migration in the Mississippi Flyway: A Test of the Spring Condition Hypothesis, Michael Anteau and Alan Afton