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U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

USDA National Wildlife Research Center - Staff Publications

2000 2000

REPELLENTS TO REDUCE CABLE GNAWING BY WILD NORWAY RATS, Stephen A. Shumake, Ray T. Sterner, and Stanley E. Gaddis

Rodent Mining Engineers, Ray Sterner

Soil-Moisture Preferences and Soil-Use Behaviors of Northern Pocket Gophers, Ray T. Sterner

Sheep-Predation Behaviors of Wild-Caught, Confined Coyotes: Some Historical Data, Ray T. Sterner and Kenneth Crane

Evaluation of a Radar-Activated, Demand-Performance Bird Hazing System, Gwen R. Stevens, Jamie Rogue, Richard Weber, and Larry Clark

Deer Population Management Through Hunting in a Suburban Nature Area in Eastern Nebraska, Kurt C. VerCauteren and Scott E. Hygnstrom

Brown Tree Snake Discoveries During Detector Dog Inspections Following Supertyphoon Paka, Daniel S. Vice and Richard M. Engeman

Evaluation of Hot Sauce® as a Repellent for Forest Mammals, Kimberly K. Wagner and Dale L. Nolte

Cormorant Research and Impacts to Southern Aquaculture, Scott Werner

Integrated Pest Management of Black Bear Reforestation Damage, Gary W. Witmer, Dale L. Nolte, and William Stewart

Urban-Suburban Prairie Dog Management: Opportunities and Challenges, Gary W. Witmer, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Karen Manci, and Donna Dees

Wildlife Strikes: A Growing and Costly Problem for Civil Aviation in the USA, Sandra Wright and Richard Dolbeer

Movements and Distribution of Radio-Collared Canada Geese in Anchorage, Alaska, Darryl York, John Cummings, and Kate Wedemeyer

Evaluation of Flight Control^TM and Mesurol® as Repellents to Reduce Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) Damage to Lettuce Seedlings, Darryl L. York, John L. Cummings, Richard M. Engeman, and James E. Davis Jr.

Hazing and Movements of Canada Geese near Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, Darryl L. York, John L. Cummings, Richard M. Engeman, and Kate L. Wedemeyer

Importance of Migrating Salmon Smolt in Ring-Billed (Larus delawarensis) and California Gull (L. Californicus) Diets Near Priest Rapids Dam, Washington, Darryl L. York, John L. Cummings, John E. Steuber, Patricia A. Pochop, and Christi A. Yoder

Response of Captive Coyotes to Renardine Coyote Repellent, D. E. Zemlicka and J. R. Mason

1999 1999

Alpha-Chloralose Immobilization Of Rock Doves In Ohio, Jerrold L. Belant and Thomas W. Seamans

Aerodrome Bird Hazard Prevention: Case Study At John F. Kennedy International Airport, Richard A. Dolbeer

Quantitation of Pyrethrum Residues in Brown Tree Snakes, John J. Johnston, Carol A. Furcolow, Stephanie A. Volz, Richard E. Mauldin, Thomas M. Primus, Peter J. Savarie, and Joe E. Brooks

METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE 3-CHLORO-p-TOLUIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE POISONING IN BIRDS AND THE ESTIMATION OF SECONDARY HAZARDS TO WILDLIFE, John J. Johnston, Daniel B. Hurlbut, Michael L. Avery, and Jack C. Rhyan

Resource partitioning between coyotes and swift foxes: space, time, and diet, Ann M. Kitchen, Eric M. Gese, and Edward R. Schauster

United States Patent: Naturally-Odoriferous Animal Repellent, James Russell Mason, Richard Albert Dolbeer, and George Preti

Demonstration of Tritrichomonas foetus in the External Genitalia and of Specific Antibodies in Preputial Secretions of Naturally Infected Bulls, J. C. Rhyan, K. L. Wilson, B. Wagner, M. L. Anderson, R. H. Bondurant, D. E. Burgess, G. K. Mutwiri, and L. B. Corbeil

The Feasibility of Controlling the Brown Treesnake in Small Plots, Gordon H. Rodda, Thomas H. Fritts, and Earl W. Campbell III

An Overview of the Biology of the Brown Treesnake* (Boiga irregularis), a Costly Introduced Pest on Pacific Islands, Gordon H. Rodda, Thomas H. Fritts, Michael J. McCoid, and Earl W. Campbell III

Candidate Repellents, Oral and Dermal Toxicants, and Fumigants for Brown Treesnake Control, Peter J. Savarie and Richard L. Bruggers

DOES TALL GRASS REDUCE BIRD NUMBERS ON AIRPORTS?: RESULTS OF PEN TEST WITH CANADA GEESE AND FIELD TRIALS AT TWO AIRPORTS, 1998, Thomas W. Seamans, Richard A. Dolbeer, Mark S. Carrara, and Richard B. Chipman

Ontogenetic Shifts in Canion Attractiveness to Brown Tree Snakes (Boiga irregularis), John A. Shivik and Larry Clark

Repellents to Reduce Cable Gnawing by Northern Pocket Gophers, Stephen A. Shumake, Ray T. Sterner, and Stanley E. Gaddis

Pre-Baiting for Increased Acceptance of Zinc Phosphide Baits by Voles: An Assessment Technique, Ray Sterner

Quality Assurance and the Scientific Method, Ray T. Sterner

Capsicum-Laden Soils Decrease Contact Time by Northern Pocket Gophers, Ray T. Sterner, Kelly Hollenbeck, and Stephen Shumake

Black Bear Damage to Forest Stands in Western Washington, William B. Stewart, Gary W. Witmer, and Gary M. Koehler

Nightly and Seasonal Movements of Boiga irregularis on Guam, Mark Tobin, Robert Sugihara, Patricia Pochop, and Michael Linnell

Changes in Early Winter Abundance of Four Gull (Larus) Species on Western Lake Erie, 1951-1995, Laura A. Tyson, Richard A. Dolbeer, and Jerrod L. Belant

Use of Netted Cage Traps for Capturing White-Tailed Deer, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Jeff Beringer, and Scott E. Hygnstrom

Effective of Preventive Coyote Hunting on Sheep Losses to Coyote Predation, Kimberly Wagner and Michael Conover

Impact of Snowfall on the Utah Preventive Aerial Hunting Program, Kimberly K . Wagner and Michael R. Conover

Trapping Considerations for the Fossorial Pocket Gopher, Gary W. Witmer, Rex Marsh, and George Matschke

Field Evaluation of Radiotransmitters for Northern Pocket Gophers, Gary W. Witmer and Michael Pipas

Wildlife-Caused Losses for Producers of Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus in 1996, Alice P. Wywialowski

1998 1998

The National Wildlife Research Center: Providing Innovative Solutions to Human–Wildlife Conflicts

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

Anthraquinone protects rice seed from birds, Michael L. Avery, John S. Humphrey, Thomas M. Primus, David G. Decker, and Arlene P. McGrane

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

United States Patent: Lime Feeding Repellent, Jerrold L. Belant and Richard A. Dolbeer

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

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

Cattle guards reduce white-tailed deer crossings through fence openings, J. L. Belant, T. W. Seamans, and C.P. Dwyer

Predation on Atlantic Salmon Smolts by Striped Bass after Dam Passage, Bradley F. Blackwell and Francis Juanes

LABORATORY EVALUATION OF PREDATOR ODORS FOR ELICITING AN AVOIDANCE RESPONSE IN ROOF RATS (Rattus rattus), Michael D. Burwash, Mark E. Tobin, Anthony D. Woolhouse, and Thomas P. Sullivan

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

REVIEW OF BIRD REPELLENTS, Larry Clark

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

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.

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

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

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

Trapping strategies for deterring the spread of Brown Tree Snakes from Guam, Richard M. Engeman and Michael A. Linnell

A review of the case histories of the brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) located by detector dogs on Guam, Richard M. Engeman, Danny V. Rodriguez, Michael A. Linnell, and Mikel E. Pitzler

OPTIMIZATION OF VARIABLE AREA TRANSECT SAMPLING USING MONTE CARLO SIMULATION, Richard M. Engeman and Robert T. Sugihara

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

Determination of Zinc Phosphide Residues in Corn (Zea mays) Grain, Fodder, and Forage, M. J. Goodall, S. A. Volz, J. J. Johnston, D. B. Hurlbut, R. E. Mauldin, D. L. Griffin, and E. E. Petty

COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY OF PLANAR POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL CONGENERS IN CHICKENS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, AND COMMON TERNS, David J. Hoffman, Mark J. Melancon, Patrice N. Klein, John D. Eisemann, and James W. Spann

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

CHEMICALLY MEDIATED FORAGING PREFERENCE OF BLACK BEARS ( URSUS AMERICANUS), Bruce A. Kimball, Dale L. Nolte, Richard M. Engeman, John J. Johnston, and Frank R. Stermitz

Effects of Thinning and Nitrogen Fertilization on Sugars and Terpenes in Douglas-Fir Vascular Tissues: Implications for Black Bear Foraging, Bruce A. Kimball, Eric C. Turnblom, Dale L. Nolte, Doreen L. Griffin, and Richard M. Engeman

Observations of Nocturnal Foraging in the Double-crested Cormorant, D. Tommy King, J. Brent Harrel, Brian Dorr, and David Reinhold

Two Capture Techniques For American White Pelicans and Great Blue Herons, D. Tommy King, John D. Paulson, Dwight J. LeBlanc, and Kevin Bruce

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zinc Phosphide Residues in Gray-Tailed Voles (Microtus canicaudus) Fed Fixed Particles of a 2% Grain Bait, R. T. Sterner, D. A. Goldade, and R. E. Mauldin

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

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

Epidemic Leptospirosis Associated with Pulmonary Hemorrhage—Nicaragua, 1995, Rosalie T. Trevejo, José G. Rigau-Pérez, David A. Ashford, Emily M. McClure, Carlos Jarquín-González, Juan J. Amador, José O. de los Reyes, Alcides Gonzalez, Sherif R. Zaki, Wun-Ju Shieh, Robert G. McLean, Roger S. Nasci, Robbin S. Weyant, Carole A. Bolin, Sandra L. Bragg, Bradley A. Perkins, and Richard A. Spiegel

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

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

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

1997 1997

Assessing the Hazard to Granivorous Birds Feeding on Chemically Treated Seeds, Michael L. Avery, David L. Fischer, and Thomas M. Primus

Comparison of Three Formulations of Alphachloralose For Immobilization of Canada Geese, Jerrold L. Belant and Thomas W. Seamans

Aerial Photography Techniques to Estimate Populations of Laughing Gull Nests in Jamaica Bay, New York, 1992-1995, Richard A. Dolbeer, Jerrold L. Belant, and Glen E. Bernhardt

Estimating Survival of Song Bird Carcasses In Crops and Woodlots, George M. Linz, David L. Bergman, and William J. Bleier

Solid-Phase Extraction Method for the Quantitative Analysis of Organochlorine Pesticides in Wildlife Urine, E. E. Petty, J . J . Johnston, and S.A. Volz

CYTOCHROME P450 AND ORGANOCHLORINE CONTAMINANTS IN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION, USA, Barnett A. Rattner, Mark J. Melancon, Clifford P. Rice, Walter Riley Jr., John D. Eisemann, and Randy K. Hines

Carrion Seeking in Brown Tree Snakes: Importance of Olfactory and Visual Cues, John A. Shivik and Larry Clark

The Problem With Voles, Kim Wagner

Compensation Programs for Wildlife Damage in North America, Kimberly K. Wagner, Robert H. Schmidt, and Michael R. Conover

1996 1996

Age Classification of Laughing Gulls Based on Summer Plumage, Jerrold L. Belant and Richard A. Dolbeer

Evaluation of propane exploders as white-tailed deer deterrents, J. L. Belant, T. W. Seamans, and C.P. Dwyer

Distribution and Abundance of Roof-Nesting Gulls in the Great Lakes Region of the United States, Chris P. Dwyer, Jerrod L. Belant, and Richard A. Dolbeer

LONGEVITY OF WOODHOUSE'S TOAD IN COLORADO, Richard M. Engeman and E. Marie Engeman

A Comparison of Gross Pathology, Histopathology, and Mycobacterial Culture for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Elk(Cervus elaphus), Elizabeth B. Rohonczy, Arumuga V. Balachandran, Thomas W. Dukes, Janet B. Payeur, Jack C. Rhyan, Dennis A. Saari, Terry L. Whiting, Susan H. Wilson, and Jerald L. Jarnagin