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CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

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Front Matter & Contents

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Proceedings EIGHTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE [complete]

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DEVELOPMENT OF SEED TREATMENTS TO CONTROL BLACKBIRDS, Michael L. Avery, David Decker, and John S. Humphrey

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OPENING REMARKS—EIGHTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, Rex O. Baker

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MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN URBAN COYOTES AND HUMANS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Rex O. Baker and Robert M. Timm

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STATE AGENCY RESPONSE TO NUISANCE WILDLIFE CONTROL OPERATOR OVERSIGHT, Thomas G. Barnes

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An Overview of Recent Ground Squirrel Bait Registration Research Supported By the California Bait Surcharge Program, John Baroch

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PREDATOR URINES AS CHEMICAL BARRIERS TO WHITE-TAILED DEER, Jerrold L. Belant, Thomas W. Seamans, and Laura A. Tyson

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EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC FRIGHTENING DEVICES AS WHITE-TAILED DEER DETERRENTS, Jerrold L. Belant, Thomas W. Seamans, and Laura A. Tyson

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North Dakota's Cost-Share Program For Guard Animals, David L. Bergman, Louis E. Huffman, and John D. Paulson

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Norway Rat Exclusion In Alberta, John B. Bourne

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The Management Of House Mice In Agricultural Landscapes Using Farm Management Practices: An Australian Perspective, Peter R. Brown, Grant R. Singleton, and S. Clare Dunn

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ROOF RATS IN HAWAIIAN MACADAMIA ORCHARDS, Earl W. Campbell III, Ann E. Koehler, and Robert T. Sugihara

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Managing Mouse Plagues In Rural Australia, Judy Caughley, Christine Donkin, and Kevin Strong

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Mammalian Reservoirs And The Changing Epidemiology of Rabies In The United States, James E. Childs, John W. Krebs, and Charles E. Rupprecht

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REVIEW OF BIRD REPELLENTS, Larry Clark

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Control Of Norway Rats In Sewer And Utility Systems Using Pulsed Baiting Methods, Bruce A. Colvin, Trygve B. Swift, and Frank E. Fothergill

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Non-Lethal Predation Control by U.S. Sheep Producers, Guy Connolly and Bruce Wagner

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Amendment 14-Colorado's Anti-Trapping Initiative, A History And Perspective on Impacts, Craig A. Coolahan and Sandy Snider

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The Potential For Managing Urban Canada Geese By Modifying Habitat, James A. Cooper

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The Efficacy of Glue Traps against Wild Populations of House Mice, Mus domesticus, Rutty, Robert M. Corrigan

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POTENTIAL BIRD REPELLENTS TO REDUCE BIRD DAMAGE TO LETTUCE SEED AND SEEDLINGS, John L. Cummings, Patricia A. Pochop, Christi A. Yoder, and James E. Davis Jr.

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Strategies For Alleviating Vulture Damage In Industrial Plants, Edward R. Davis Jr.

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The U.S. Air Force Bird Avoidance Model, Russell P. Defusco

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FERTILITY CONTROL IN COYOTES: IS IT A POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT TOOL?, Thomas J. De Liberto, Eric M. Gese, Frederick F. Knowlton, J. Russell Mason, Michael R. Conover, Lowell Miller, Robert H. Schmidt, and Michael K. Holland

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Field Trial Using Flight Control As A Repellent For Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) Control In Fort Collins, Colorado, Patrick Devers, Paula Reichert, and Richard Poche

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Humane Society: Good Guys Or Gestapo?, R. David Dljulio

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POPULATION DYNAMICS: THE FOUNDATION OF WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE 21st CENTURY, Richard A. Dolbeer

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WILDLIFE INFORMATION SOURCES AND SEARCH METHODS ON THE INTERNET, Diana L. Dwyer

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STATUS OF APHIS VERTEBRATE PESTICIDES AND DRUGS, Kathleen A. Fagerstone and Edward W. Schafer Jr.

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Warfarin Resistance Revisited, Stephen C. Frantz and Constance Padula Madigan

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Overview Of Wild Pig Damage In California, John Mark Frederick

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Surveillance For Sin Nombre Virus And Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome In California, 1993 To 1997, Curtis L. Fritz, Vicki L. Kramer, Barryett Enge, and Benjamin Sun

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A Survey Of Rabbit Damage And Control Measures Used In The East And Northeast Of Scotland, Robert M.E. Fuchs and Gillian J. Neill

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Population Trends And Ecological Attributes Of Introduced Parrots, Doves And Finches In California, Kimball L. Garrett

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Ecology And Management Of Coyotes In Tucson, Arizona, Martha I. Grinder and Paul R. Krausman

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The Beaver-A Southern Native Returning Home, Allan E. Houston

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Non-Predator Vertebrate Pest Damage In California Agriculture: An Assessment Of Economic Impacts In Selected Crops, Brent Hueth, Daniel Cohen, and David Zilberman

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Development of an Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management (html.www.ianr.unl/wildlife), Scott E. Hygnstrom, Robert H. Schmidt, Paul D. Curtis, and Greg K. Yarrow

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Social And Biological Aspects Of Non-Native Red Fox Management In California, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Kevin L. Sallee, Richard T. Golightly Jr., and Ronald M. Jurek

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TRACING THE HISTORY OF BLACKBIRD RESEARCH THROUGH AN INDUSTRY'S LOOKING GLASS: THE SUNFLOWER MAGAZINE, George M. Linz and H. Jeffrey Homan

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Tracing The History Of Blackbird Research Through An Industry's Looking Glass: The Sunflower Magazine, George M. Linz and H. Jeffrey Homan

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Feral Goats In Australia: Impacts And Cost Of Control, Sylvana Maas

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Laboratory Efficacy Study With A Warfarin Bait To Control The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, Jeff J. Mach

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Trends In Mountain Lion Depredation And Public Safety Incidents In California, Terry M. Mansfield and Kristin G. Charlton

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Barn Owl Nest Boxes Offer No Solution To Pocket Gopher Damage, Rex E. Marsh

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One Hundred Years Of Pocket Gopher Traps And Trapping, Rex E. Marsh

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Containment Basins And Bird Exclusion-A Historical Perspective, Lee R. Martin, Lon M. Martin, and Michael R. Taber

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MAMMAL REPELLENTS: OPTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT, J. Russell Mason

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EVALUATION OF ACROLEIN AS A FUMIGANT FOR CONTROLLING NORTHERN POCKET GOPHERS, George H. Matschke, Geraldine R. McCann, and Rebecca A. Doane

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Potential Risks Associated With The Legalization Of Exotic Predators Such As The Ferret (Mustela Putorius Furo) In California, Thomas G. Moore and Desley A. Whisson

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Are Barn Owls A Biological Control for Gophers? Evaluating Effectiveness in Vineyards and Orchards, Thomas Moore, Dirk Van Vuren, and Chuck Ingels

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THE IMPACT OF TIMBER MANAGEMENT ON THE PHYTOCHEMICALS ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK BEAR DAMAGE, Dale L. Nolte, Bruce A. Kimball, and Georg J. Ziegltrum

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Rabbit Calicivirus: Update On A New Biological Control For Pest Rabbits In Australia, Peter O'Brien and Sandra Thomas

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MANAGING ISLAND BIOTAS: BROWN TREESNAKE CONTROL USING BARRIER TECHNOLOGY, Gad Perry, Earl W. Campbell III, Gordon H. Rodda, and Thomas H. Fritts

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Development Of A New Bird Repellent, Flight Control, Richard M. Poche

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Recent Norway Rats Studies Using Warfarin, Richard M. Poche

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COMPARISON OF WHITE MINERAL OIL AND CORN OIL TO REDUCE HATCHABILITY IN RING-BILLED GULL EGGS, Patrica A. Pochop, John L. Cummings, Christi A. Yoder, and John E. Steuber

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Monk Parakeets In The United States: Population Growth And Regional Patterns Of Distribution, Stephen Pruett-Jones and Keith A. Tarvin

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Control Of Rats Resistant To Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides, Roger J. Quy, Alan D. Macnicoll, and David P. Cowan

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Closing Remarks - Eighteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference, Terrell P. Salmon

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Wildlife Damage And Control Research And Extension Programs: Cost Recovery Strategies, Terrell P. Salmon

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EFFECTS OF TASTE STIMULI (QUININE AND SUCROSE) IN PELLETED GRANULATED, AND WAX BLOCK BAITS ON FEEDING PREFERENCES OF NORTHERN POCKET GOPHERS (THOMOMYS TALPOIDES), Stephen A. Schumake and Geraldine R. McCann

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Twenty-Five Years Of Managing Birds Associated With Buildings At The University Of California, Berkeley, Arthur J. Slater

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A Techniques Manual And Video For The Management Of Problem Urban Canada Geese, Arthur E. Smith, Scott R. Craven, and Paul D. Curtis

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THE BAIT SURCHARGE PROGRAM: RESEARCH IMPROVES ZINC PHOSPHIDE USE FOR VOLE CONTROL IN ALFALFA, Ray T. Sterner

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THE USE OF AEROSOL REPELLENTS AS AN AVIAN DETERRENT STRATEGY, Gwen R. Stevens, Larry Clark, and Richard A. Weber

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Management of Red Squirrel Feeding Damage to Lodgepole Pine by Stand Density Manipulation and Diversionary Food, Thomas P. Sullivan

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Conservation Implications Of Feral Pigs In Island And Mainland Ecosystems, And A Case Study Of Feral Pig Expansion In California, Rick A. Sweitzer

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The Use Of Netting As A Bird Management Tool In Vineyards, Michael R. Taber and Lee R. Martin

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RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT OF BIRD DEPREDATIONS AT CATFISH FARMS, Mark E. Tobin

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Changes In Wild Pig Depredation In California: A New Law, Douglas Updike

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Manipulating Habitat Quality To Manage Vertebrate Pests, Dirk Van Vuren

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Not All Sigmodontine Rodents In The Sugarcane Fields In Coastal Veracruz, Mexico, Are Pests, Beatriz Villa C, William Lopez-Forment, Martha Villa C, and Colin V. Prescott

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Defensible Space: A Behavioral Approach For Managing Predators At The Urban-Wildland Interface, Morgan E. Wehtje

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Modified Bait Stations For California Ground Squirrel Control In Endangered Kangaroo Rat Habitat, Desley A. Whisson

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Will Continued Monitoring Of Beaver Damaged Resources Minimize Future Damage?, Ben S. Wilson and Gary M. McEwen

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RAT MANAGEMENT FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, Gary W. Witmer, Earl W. Campbell III, and Frank Boyd

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PORCUPINE DAMAGE AND REPELLENT RESEARCH IN THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST, Gary W. Witmer and Michael J. Pipas

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DEER ON AIRPORTS: AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, Sandra E. Wright, Richard A. Dolbeer, and Andrew J. Montoney

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Are Wildlife-Caused Losses Of Agriculture Increasing?, Alice P. Wywialowski