
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
The mission of USDA APHIS Wildlife Services (WS) is to provide federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and wildlife to coexist. Wildlife Services conducts program delivery, research, and other activities through its regional and state offices, the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC), its field stations, as well as through its national programs.
2009
Observations on the Use of Gonacon™ in Captive Female Elk (Cervus Elaphus), Gary Killian, Terry J. Kreeger, Jack Rhyan, Kathleen Fagerstone, and Lowell Miller
Evaluating New Protein Sources for Development of a Deer Repellent Product, Bruce A. Kimball and Kelly R. Perry
Deer Responses to Repellent Stimuli, Bruce A. Kimball, Jimmy D. Taylor II, Kelly R. Perry, and Christina Capelli
Predator and Heterospecific Stimuli Alter Behavior in Cattle, Bryan M. Kluever, Larry D. Howery, Stewart W. Breck, and David L. Bergman
Bird Damage to Corn and Sunflower in North Dakota, George M. Linz, Anthony A. Slowik, Linda B. Penry, and H. Jeffrey Homan
Sperm Design and Variation in the New World Blackbirds (Icteridae), Stefan Lüpold, George M. Linz, and Tim R. Birkhead
Sperm Competition Selects Beyond Relative Testes Size in Birds, Stefan Lupold, George M. Linz, James W. Rivers, David F. Westneat, and Tim R. Birkhead
White-Tailed Deer Herbivory and Timber Harvesting Rates: Implications for Regeneration Success, Brad F. Miller, Tyler A. Campbell, Benjamin R. Laseter, W. Mark Ford, and Karl V. Miller
Factors contributing to the success of a single-shot, multiyear PZP immunocontraceptive vaccine for white-tailed deer, Lowell A. Miller, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Donald C. Wagner, and Gary J. Killian
Physiological Stress Response of Captive White-Tailed Deer to Video Collars, Remington Moll, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Jeff Beringer, Joel Sartwell, Rami Woods, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Alkaline Hydrolysis of Mouse-Adapted Scrapie for Inactivation and Disposal of Prion-Positive Material, R. G. L. Murphy, J. A. Scanga, B. E. Powers, J. L. Pilon, K. C. VerCauteren, P. B. Nash, G. C. Smith, and K. E. Belk
Prevalence of Antibodies to West Nile Virus and Other Arboviruses among Crested Caracaras (Caracara cheriway) in Florida, Nicole M. Nemeth, James F. Dwyer, Joan L. Morrison, and James D. Fraser
Humoral Immunity to West Nile Virus Is Long-Lasting and Protective in the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Nicole M. Nemeth, Paul T. Oesterle, and Richard A. Bowen
West Nile virus detection in nonvascular feathers from avian carcasses, Nicole M. Nemeth, Ginger R. Young, Kristen L. Burkhalter, Aaron C. Brault, William K. Reisen, and Nicholas Komar
Detection of Protease-Resistant Cervid Prion Protein in Water From a CWD-Endemic Area, T. A. Nichols, Bruce Pulford, A. Christy Wyckoff, Crystal Meyerett, Brady Michel, Kevin Gertig, Edward A. Hoover, Jean E. Jewell, Glenn C. Telling, and Mark D. Zabel
Experimental Infection of Richardson’s Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Richardsonii ) With Attenuated and Virulent Strains pf Brucella abortus, Pauline Nol, Steven C. Olsen, and Jack C. Rhyan
Experimental Infection of Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) with Varying Doses of West Nile Virus, Paul T. Oesterle, Nicole M. Nemeth, Kaci K. VanDalen, Heather Sullivan, Kevin T. Bentler, Ginger R. Young, Robert G. McLean, Larry Clark, Cynthia Smeraski, and Jeffrey S. Hall
Development and Characterization of 15 Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci Isolated From Rafinesque’s Big-Eared Bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Julia A. Figueroa, and Susan L. Perkins
Eight Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci Developed and Characterized From Townsend’s Big-Eared Bat, Corynorhinus Townsendii, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Katie Erin G. Miller, Marjorie D. Matocq, and Susan L. Perkins
Intraspecific Comparison of Population Structure, Genetic Diversity, and Dispersal Among Three Subspecies of Townsend’s Big-Eared Bats, Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii, C. t. pallescens, and the Endangered C. t. birginianus, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Kirk W. Navo, and Craig W. Stihler
Development of 10 Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci Isolated From The Mountain Beaver, Aplodontia rufa rufa (Rafinesque), Antoinette J. Piaggio, Melissa A. Neubaum, Hesther Yueh, Carol E. Ritland, John J. Johnston, and Susan L. Perkins
Feasibility of Infectious Prion Digestion Using Mild Conditions and Commercial Subtilisin, John L. Pilona, Paul B. Nash, Terry Arver, Don Hoglund, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Feasibility of infectious prion digestion using mild conditions and commercial subtilisin, John L. Pilon, Paul B. Nash, Terry Arver, Don Hoglund, and Kurt C. Vercauteren
Black Bear Activity and Visitation Patterns at Human Food Sources in Utah, Dustin Ranglack, Kari Signor, Kevin Bunnell, and John Shivik
Declining Mortality in American Crow (Corvus Brachyrhynchos) Following Natural West Nile Virus Infection, Lisa M. Reed, Michael A. Johansson, Nicholas Panella, Robert McLean, Terry Creekmore, Rose Puelle, and Nicholas Komar
Pathogenesis And Epidemiology Of Brucellosis In Yellowstone Bison: Serologic And Culture Results From Adult Females And Their Progeny, Jack C. Rhyan, Keith Aune, Thomas Roffe, Darla Ewalt, Steve Hennager, Tom Gidlewski, Steve Olsen, and Ryan Clarke
Serologic Evidence of Avian Influenza (H4N6) Exposure in a Wild-Caught Raccoon, Nathan M. Roberts, David J. Henzler, and Larry Clark
Landscape Genetics of Raccoons (Procyon lotor) Associated with Ridges and Valleys of Pennsylvania: Implications for Oral Rabies Vaccination Programs, J. Jeffrey Root, Robert B. Puskas, Justin W. Fischer, Craig B. Swope, Melissa A. Neubaum, Serena A. Reeder, and Antoinette J. Piaggio
Assessing Allowable Take of Migratory Birds, Michael Runge, John Sauer, Michael L. Avery, Bradley F. Blackwell, and Mark Koneff
Capturing and Handling Wild Animals, Sanford D. Schemnitz, Gordon R. Batcheller, Matthew J. Lovallo, H. Bryant White, and Michael W. Fall
Observations of neck-collared Canada geese near John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, Thomas W. Seamans, Scott E. Clemons, and Allen L. Gosser
Captive Coyotes Compared to Their Counterparts in the Wild: Does Environmental Enrichment Help?, John A. Shivik, Gernrna L. Palmer, Eric M. Gese, and Britta Osthaus
Benefit Cost Scenarios of Potential Oral Rabies Vaccination for Skunks in California, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Ray T. Sterner, Robert Hale, Michele T. Jay, Ben Sun, and Dennis Slate
Oral Rabies Vaccination in North America: Opportunities, Complexities, and Challenges, Dennis Slate, Timothy P. Algeo, Kathleen M. Nelson, Richard B. Chipman, Dennis Donovan, Jesse D. Blanton, Michael Niezgoda, and Charles E. Rupprecht
Antemortem Detection Of Prpcwd in Preclinical, Ranch-Raised Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus nelson) by Biopsy of the Rectal Mucosa, Terry R. Spraker, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Thomas Gidlewski, David A. Schneider, Randy Munger, Aru Balachandran, and Katherine I. O’Rourke
Impact of Age and Sex of Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus nelson) on Follicle Counts From Rectal Mucosal Biopsies for Preclinical Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease, Terry R. Spraker, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Tom L. Gidlewski, Randy D. Munger, W. David Walter, and Aru Balachandran Walter
The Economics of Threatened Species Conservation: A Review and Analysis, Ray T. Sterner
Tactics and Economics of Wildlife Oral Rabies Vaccination, Canada and the United States, Ray T. Sterner, Martin I. Meltzer, Stephanie A. Shwiff, and Dennis Slate
Evaluation of an Epitope-Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Detection of Antibodies to Influenza A Virus in Domestic and Wild Avian and Mammalian Species, Heather J. Sullivan, Bradley J. Blitvich, Kaci K. VanDalen, Kevin T. Bentler, Alan B. Franklin, and J. Jeffrey Root
An Overview of the International Beaver Ecology and Management Workshop, Jimmy Taylor II, David Bergman, and Dale L. Nolte
Evolving Bird Management Research at the USDA Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Research Center, Mark Tobin
Longevity of Dayglo Fluorescent Particle Marker Used to Mark Birds in Flight Pen and Field, Shelagh K. Tupper, John L. Cummings, and Richard M. Engeman
Invasive Litter, Not an Invasive Insectivore, Determines Invertebrate Communities in Hawaiian Forests, Nathania C. Tuttle, Karen H. Beard, and William C. Pitt
Monitoring Exposure to Avian Influenza Viruses in Wild Mammals, Kaci K. Vandalen, Susan A. Shriner, Heather J. Sullivan, J. Jeffrey Root, and Alan B. Franklin
Deer Guards and Bump Gates for Excluding White-Tailed Deer From Fenced Resources, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Nathan Seward, Michael J. Lavelle, Justin W. Fischer, and Gregory Phillips
Working Dogs: The Last Line of Defense for Preventing Dispersal of Brown Treesnakes from Guam, Daniel S. Vice, Richard M. Engeman, Marc A. Hall, and Craig S. Clark
Regional assessment on influence of landscape configuration and connectivity on range size of white-tailed deer, W. David Walter, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Henry Campa III, William R. Clark, Justin W. Fischer, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Nancy E. Mathews, Clayton K. Nielsen, Eric M. Schauber, Timothy R. Van Deelen, and Scott R. Winterstein
Crop, Native Vegetation, and Biofuels: Response of White- Tailed Deer to Changing Management Priorities, W. David Walter, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Jason Gilsdorf, and Scott E. Hygnstrom
Parasite Species Associated With Wild Plateau Pika (Ochotona Curzoniae) In Southeastern Qinghai Province, China, Chengmin Wang, Hongxuan He, Ming Li, Fumin Lei, J. Jeffrey Root, Yanyun Wu, and Jianhua Qin
Options for the Control of Disease 3: Targeting the Environment, Alastair Ward, Kurt C. Vercauteren, W. David Walter, Emmanuellle Gilot-Fromont, Sophie Rossi, Gareth Edwards- Jones, Mark S. Lambert, Michael R. Hutchings, and Richard J. Delahay
Threshold Concentrations of an Anthraquinone-Based Repellent for Canada Geese, Red-Winged Blackbirds, and Ring-Necked Pheasants, Scott J. Werner, James C. Carlson, Shelagh K. Tupper, Michele M. Santer, and George M. Linz
Evaluation and Development of Blackbird Repellents for Agricultural Applications, Scott J. Werner, Shelagh Tupper, George M. Linz, and H. Jeffrey Homan
Avian Use of Rice-Baited Trays Attached to Cages with Live Decoy Blackbirds in Central North Dakota: Research Update, Jamison Winter, George M. Linz, and William Bleier
Human Dimensions of Invasive Vertebrate Species Management, Gary W. Witmer, G. M. Keirn, N. Hawley, C. Martin, and J. K. Reaser
Vole Problems, Management Options, and Research Needs in the United States, Gary W. Witmer, Nathan P. Snow, L. Humberg, and T. Salmon
Influence of Vitamin K-Rich Plant Foods on Anticoagulant Baiting Efficacy in Wild House Mice, Wild Norway Rats, and Wild Black Rats, G. W. Witmer and P. W. Burke
Feral Swine Contact With Domestic Swine: A Serologic Survey and Assessment of Potential for Disease Transmission, A. Christy Wyckoff, Scott E. Henke, Tyler A. Campbell, David G. Hewitt, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Biomphalaria havanensis Identified as a Potential Intermediate Host for the Digenetic Trematode Bolbophoms damnificus, Marlena Yost, Linda Pote, David J. Wise, Brian Dorr, and Terry Richardson
2008
Anatomy of the Cape Cod Oral Rabies Vaccination Program, Timothy P. Algeo, Richard B. Chipman, Brian M. Bjorklund, Monte D. Chandler, Xingtai Wang, Dennis Slate, and Charles E. Rupprecht
Nicarbazin bait reduces reproduction by pigeons (Columba livia), Michael L. Avery, Kandy L. Keacher, and Eric A. Tillman
Bird Use of Stormwater-Management Ponds: Decreasing Avian Attractants on Airports, Bradley F. Blackwell, Laurence Schafer, David Helon, and Michael Linnell
Foods Scraps Composting and Vector Control, Bradley F. Blackwell and Thomas W. Seamans
Mammalian Visitation to Candidate Feral Swine Attractants, Tyler A. Campbell and David B. Long
Estimating Population Size of Mexican Wolves Noninvasively (Arizona), C. A. Cariappa, Warren Ballard, Stewart W. Breck, Antoinette J. Piaggio, and Melissa Neubaum
Non-Lethal Management to Reduce Conflicts with Winter Urban Crow Roosts in New York: 2002 - 2007, Richard B. Chipman, Travis L. DeVault, Dennis Slate, Kenneth J. Preusser, Mark S. Carrara, Joshua W. Friers, and Timothy P. Algeo
Downside Risk of Wildlife Translocation, R. Chipman, D. Slate, C. Rupprecht, and M. Mendoza
Physiological effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone immunocontraception on white-tailed deer, Paul D. Curtis, Milo E. Richmond, Lowell A. Miller, and Fred W. Quimby
Mammalian Hazards at Small Airports in Indiana: Impact of Perimeter Fencing, Travis DeFault, Jacob Kubel, David Glista, and Olin E. Rhodes Jr.
Evaluation of Aerial Cluster Sampling of Double-Crested Cormorants on Aquaculture Ponds in Mississippi, Brian S. Dorr, Loren W. Burger Jr., and Scott C. Barras
Avoidance of hydrolyzed casein by mice, Kristin L. Field, Bruce A. Kimball, Julie A. Mennella, Gary K. Beauchamp, and Alexander A. Bachmanov
Historic and Recent Distributions of Elk in Nebraska, Kent A. Fricke, Michael A. Cover, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Hugh H. Genoways, Scott R. Groepper, Kit Hams, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
An Integrated Vehicle-Mounted Telemetry System for VHF Telemetry Applications, Jason Gilsdorf, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Scott E. Hygnstrom, W. David Walter, Justin Boner, and Greg Clements
An Integrated Vehicle-Mounted Telemetry System for VHF Telemetry Applications, Jason Gilsdorf, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Scott E. Hygnstrom, W. David Walter, Justin Boner, and Greg Clements
Deer Impact on Vegetation in Natural Areas in Southeastern Nebraska, Joseph Gubanyi, Julie A. Savidge, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Gary W. Garabrandt, and Seth Korte
Managing Deer Damage in Nebraska, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Stephen M. VanTassel, Bruce D. Trindle, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
A Grower’s Guide for Planting Wildlife Conservation Sunflower Plots, George M. Linz, H. Jeffrey Homan, Heath M. Hagy, Jon M. Raetzman, Linda B. Penry, and William J. Bleier
Overwintering Site Selection by Short-Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma hernandesi) in Northeastern Colorado, Tom Mathies and Daniel J. Martin
The Single-Shot GnRH Immunocontraceptive Vaccine (GonaConTM ) in White-Tailed Deer: Comparison of Several GnRH Preparations, Lowell A. Miller, James P. Gionfriddo, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Jack C. Rhyan, and Gary J. Killian
GnRH immunocontraception of male and female white-tailed deer fawns, Lowell A. Miller, James P. Gionfriddo, Jack C. Rhyan, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Donald C. Wagner, and Gary J. Killian
Breeding Red-winged Blackbird Response to Conspecific Models Placed in Pre-copulatory Position: Implications for Reproductive Control, Laurel L. Moulton, George M. Linz, and William J. Bleier
Passive Immunity to West Nile Virus Provides Limited Protection in a Common Passerine Species, Nicole M. Nemeth, Paul T. Oesterle, and Richard A. Bowen
Efficacy of Oral and Parenteral Routes of Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccination Against Experimental Bovine Tuberculosis in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus): A Feasibility Study, P. Nol, M. V. Palmer, W. R. Waters, F. E. Aldwell, B. M. Buddle, J. M. Triantis, L. M. Linke, G. E. Phillips, T. C. Thacker, J. C. Rhyan, M. D. Salman, and M. R. Dunbar
Evaluation of Stop-level vs. Route-level Breeding Bird Survey Counts for Modeling the Influence of Land Use and Climate on Breeding Blackbird Abundance in North Dakota, Michelle L. Petersen, George M. Linz, Greg Forcey, Wayne Thogmartin, and William J. Bleier
Isolation of microsatellite loci from the coqui frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, Maureen B. Peters, Karen H. Beard, Cris Hagen, Eric M. O'Neill, Karen E. Mock, and William Pitt
Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phylostomidae), Antoinette J. Piaggio, John J. Johnston, and Susan L. Perkins
Evaluation of an Integrated Non-Lethal Canada Goose Management Program in New York (2004 - 2006), Stacy E. Preusser, Tom W. Seamans, Allen L. Gosser, and Richard B. Chipman
Oral Rabies Vaccination of a Northern Ohio Raccoon Population: Relevance of Population Density and Prebait Serology, Paul Ramey, Bradley F. Blackwell, Robert Gates, and Richard Slemons
Foot-And-Mouth Disease In North American Bison (Bison Bison) And Elk (Cervus Elaphus Nelsoni): Susceptibility, Intra- And Interspecies Transmission, Clinical Signs, And Lesions, Jack Rhyan, Ming Deng, He Wang, Gordon Ward, Thomas Gidlewski, Matthew McCollum, Samia Metwally, Thomas McKenna, Sherrilyn Wainwright, Antonio Ramirez, Charles Mebus, and Mo Salman
Comparison of Electrified Mats and Cattle Guards to Control White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Access through Fences, Thomas W. Seamans and David Helon
Evaluation of an electrified mat as a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) barrier, Thomas W. Seamans and David A. Helon
Just Green Iguanas? The Associated Costs and Policy Implications of Exotic Invasive Wildlife in South Florida, Arthur Sementelli, Henry T. Smith, Walter E. Meshaka Jr., and Richard M. Engeman
Estimating the efficacy of DRC-1339-treated rice bait in blackbird staging areas in North Dakota using a bioenergetics simulation, Randal S. Stahl, John J. Johnston, and George M. Linz
Skunk Rabies in California (1992–2003)—Implications for Oral Rabies Vaccination, Ray T. Sterner, Ben Sun, Jean B. Bourassa, Robert L. Hale, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Michele T. Jay, and Dennis Slate
Livestock Protection Dogs for Deterring Deer From Cattle and Feed, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Michael J. Lavelle, and Gregory Phillips
Food color, flavor, and conditioned avoidance among red-winged blackbirds, Scott J. Werner, Bruce A. Kimball, and Frederick D. Provenza
Avian Use of Rice-Baited Trays Attached to Cages with Live Decoy Blackbirds in Central North Dakota, Jamison B. Winter, George M. Linz, and William J. Bleier
2007
Evaluation of Remote Trap Monitors
National Wildlife Research Center: Research Update Summer 2007
Solutions Through Science: Economics of Wildlife Damage Management
Mountain Beaver: A Primitive Fossorial Rodent, Wendy M. Arjo