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04-1 ARJO, W. M., AND D. L. NOLTE. 2004. Assessing the efficacy of registered underground baiting products for mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) control. Crop Protection 23:425-430. (PDF; 609KB)

04-2 ARJO, W. M., D. L. NOLTE, J. L. HARPER, AND B. A. KIMBALL. 2004. The effects of lactation on seedling damage by mountain beaver. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:163-168. (PDF; 449KB)

04-3 ARJO, W. M., D. L. NOLTE, T. M. PRIMUS, AND D. J. KOHLER. 2004. Assessing the efficacy of chlorophacinone for mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) control. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:158-162. (PDF; 399KB)

04-4 ARJO, W. M., AND D. H. PLETSCHER. 2004. Coyote and wolf habitat use in northwestern Montana. Northwest Science 78(1):24-32. (PDF; 477KB)

04-5 AVERY, M. L. 2004. Trends in North America vulture populations. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:116-121. (PDF; 352KB)

04-6 AVERY, M. L., AND J. CUMMINGS. 2004. Livestock depredations by black vultures and golden eagles. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:58-63. (PDF; 682KB)

04-7 AVERY, M. L., AND A. C. GENCHI. 2004. Avian perching deterrents on ultrasonic sensors at airport wind-shear alert systems. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:718-725. (PDF; 1,842KB)

04-8 AVERY, M. L., E. A. TILLMAN, AND P. J. SAVARIE. 2004. Responses of captive fish crows (Corvus ossifragus) to acetaminophen baits and bait stations for brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) control on Guam. Bird Behavior 16:1-6. (PDF; 310KB)

04-9 BARRAS, S. C. 2004. Double-crested cormorants in Alabama. Alabama Wildlife 68(4):28-29. (PDF; 194KB)

04-10 BEASON, R. C. 2004. What can birds hear? Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:92-96. (PDF; 307KB)

04-11 BLACKWELL, B. F., AND G. E. BERNHARDT. 2004. Efficacy of aircraft landing lights in stimulating avoidance behavior in birds. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:725-732. (PDF; 718KB)

04-12 BLACKWELL, B. F., T. W. SEAMANS, R. J. WHITE, Z. J. PATTON, R. M. BUSH, AND J. D. CEPEK. 2004. Exposure time of oral rabies vaccine baits relative to baiting density and raccoon population density. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40:222-229. (PDF; 1,706KB)

04-13 BLACKWELL, B. F., B. E. WASHBURN, AND M. BEGIER. 2004. Evaluating population management scenarios: crunching the numbers before going to the field. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:306-311. (PDF; 467KB)

04-14 BRECK, S. W., AND T. MEIER. 2004. Managing wolf depredation in the United States: past, present, and future. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:41-46. (PDF; 413KB)

04-15 CAMPBELL, T. A., B. R. LASETER, W. M. FORD, AND K. V. MILLER. 2004. Feasibility of localized management to control white-tailed deer in forest regeneration areas. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:1124-1131. (PDF; 552KB)

04-16 CHIPMAN, R. B., R. A. DOLBEER, K. J. PREUSSER, D. P. SULLIVAN, E. D. LOSITO, A. L. GOSSER, AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2004. Emergency wildlife management response to protect evidence associated with the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, New York City. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:281-286. (PDF; 430KB)

04-17 CLARK, W. H., G. M. LINZ, AND W. J. BLEIER. 2004. Effects of aerial lines on red-winged blackbird nesting success. Proceedings of the International Sunflower Conference 16:393-398. (PDF; 427KB)

04-18 DEAN, C. L., H. T. SMITH, AND R. M. ENGEMAN. 2004. Leiocephalus carinatus armouri. Herpetological Review 35(1):82 . (PDF; 86KB)

04-19 DEAN, C. L., H. T. SMITH, R. M. ENGEMAN, AND W. E. MESHAKA JR. 2004. Additional northward range extension of the exotic northern curly-tailed lizard in Martin County, Florida. Florida Field Naturalist 32:149-150. (PDF; 199KB)

04-20 DORR, B., D. T. KING, M. E. TOBIN, J. B. HARREL, AND P. L. SMITH. 2004. Double-crested cormorant movements in relation to aquaculture in eastern Mississippi and western Alabama. Waterbirds 27(2):147-154. (PDF; 74KB)

04-21 DWYER, D. L. 2004. USDA Wildlife Services Image Collection: creating an online database of digital images using CONTENTdm™ software. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:357-364. (PDF; 568KB)

04-22 ENGEMAN, R. M., AND M. A. LINNELL. 2004. The effect of trap spacing on the capture of brown tree snakes on Guam. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 54:265-267. 176K

04-23 ENGEMAN, R. M., M. J. PIPAS, AND H. T. SMITH. 2004. Gopherus berlanieri (Texas tortoise) mortality. Herpetological Review 35(1):54-55. 172K

04-24 ENGEMAN, R. M., S. A. SHWIFF, H. T. SMITH, AND B. CONSTANIN. 2004. Monetary valuation of rare species and imperiled habitats as a basis for economically evaluating conservation approaches. Endangered Species UPDATE 21:66-73. (PDF; 761KB)

04-25 ENGEMAN, R. M., H. T. SMITH, AND W. J. B. MILLER. 2004. Relationship of raccoon road-kill data to high-density marine turtle nesting. Florida Park Service 2004 Parknership Technical Report. Florida Park Service, Florida Department of Environmental Conservation, Hobe Sound, Florida, USA. 5pp. (PDF; 317KB)

04-26 ENGEMAN, R. M., H. T. SMITH, AND W. J. B. MILLER. 2004. Use of roadkill data to index and relate raccoon activity at a heavily predated, high density marine turtle nesting beach. Endangered Species UPDATE 21:74-79. (PDF; 598KB)

04-27 ENGEMAN, R. M., H. T. SMITH, R. SEVERSON, M. A. SEVERSON, S. A. SHWIFF, B. CONSTANIN, AND D. GRIFFIN. 2004. The amount and economic cost of feral swine damage to the last remnant of a basin marsh system in Florida. Journal for Nature Conservation 12:143-147. (PDF; 177KB)

04-28 ENGEMAN, R. M., H. T. SMITH, R. SEVERSON, M. A. SEVERSON, J. WOOLARD, S. A. SHWIFF, B. CONSTANTIN, AND D. GRIFFIN. 2004. Damage reduction estimates and benefit-cost ratios for feral swine control from the last remnant of a basin marsh system in Florida. Environmental Conservation 31:207-211. (PDF; 173KB)

04-29 FAGERSTONE, K. A., J. J. JOHNSTON, AND P. J. SAVARIE. 2004. Predacides for canid predation management. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:76-79. (PDF; 317KB)

04-30 FORCEY, G. M., G. M. LINZ, AND W. J. BLEIER. 2004. Influence of land use patterns on blackbird abundance in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota. Proceedings of the International Sunflower Conference 16:399-403. (PDF; 448KB)

04-31 GALLE, A. M., G. M. LINZ, AND W. J. BLEIER. 2004. Avian use of harvested crop fields during spring migration through North Dakota. Proceedings of the International Sunflower Conference 16:405-409. (PDF; 447KB)

04-32 GESE, E. M., AND M. BEKOFF. 2004. Coyote (Canis latrans). Pages 81-87 in C. Sillero-Zubiri, M. Hoffman, and D.W. Macdonald, editors. Canids: foxes, wolves, jackals, and dogs. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, United Kingdom. (PDF; 502KB)

04-33 GESE, E. M. 2004. Coyotes in Yellowstone National Park: the influence of dominance on foraging, territoriality, and fitness. Pages 271-283 in C. Sillero-Zubiri, M. Hoffman, and D.W. Macdonald, editors. Canids: foxes, wolves, jackals, and dogs. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom. (PDF; 1,165KB)

04-34 GESE, E. M. 2004. Survey and census techniques for canids. Pages 273-279 in C. Sillero-Zubiri, M. Hoffman, and D.W. Macdonald, editors. Canids: foxes, wolves, jackals, and dogs. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, United Kingdom. (PDF; 219KB)

04-35 GESE, E. M. 2004. Serologic survey for canine infectious diseases among sympatric swift foxes (Vulpes velox) and coyotes (Canis latrans) in southeastern Colorado. (PDF; 607KB)

04-36 GILSDORF, J. M., S. E. HYGNSTROM, K. C. VERCAUTEREN, E. E. BLANKENSHIP, AND R. M. ENGEMAN. 2004. Propane exploders and electronic guards were ineffective at reducing deer damage in cornfields. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:524-531. (PDF; 852KB)

04-37 GILSDORF, J. M., S. E. HYGNSTROM, K. C. VERCAUTEREN, G. M. CLEMENTS, E. E. BLANKENSHIP, AND R. M. ENGEMAN. 2004. Evaluation of a deer-activated bioacoustic frightening device for reducing deer damage in cornfields. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:515-523. (PDF; 964KB)

04-38 GLAHN, J. F., AND D. T. KING. 2004. Bird depredation. Pages 503-529 in C. S. Tucker and J.A. Hargreaves, editors. Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science--34. Elsevier. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (PDF; 1.665KB)

04-39 GOLDADE, D. A., J. D. TESSARI, AND J. J. JOHNSTON. 2004. Absorption, distribution, and excretion of [14C]-3-chloro-4-methylaniline hydrochloride in two species of birds following a single oral dose. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52:8074-8080. (PDF; 251KB)

04-40 GOLDBERG, D. R., M. D. SAMUEL, T. E. ROCKE, K. M. JOHNSON, AND G. LINZ. 2004. Could blackbird mortality from avicides DRC-1339 contribute to avian botulism outbreaks in North Dakota? Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:870-880. (PDF; 3,548KB)

04-41 GONDIM, L. F. P., M. M. MCALLISTER, N. E. MATEUS-PINILLA, W. C. PITT, L. D. MECH, AND M. E. NELSON. 2004. Transmission of Neospora caninum between wild and domestic animals. Journal of Parasitology 90:1361-1365. (PDF; 1,046KB)

04-42 GONDIM, L. F. P., M. M. MCALLISTER, W. C. PITT, AND D. E. ZEMLICKA. 2004. Coyotes (Canis latrans) are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum. International Journal for Parasitology 34:159-161. (PDF; 122KB)

04-43 HILE, A. G. 2004. Avoidance of plant secondary compounds by European starlings: citronellyls. Crop Protection 23:973-978. (PDF; 284KB)

04-44 HOMAN, H. J., L. B. PENRY, AND G. M. LINZ. 2004. Linear modeling of blackbird populations breeding in central North America. National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Fargo, North Dakota. National Sunflower Association, http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research-workshop/documents/133. (PDF; 543KB)

04-112 HOMAN et al. Spring dispersal patterns...(See end of list)

04-45 HOUBEN, J. M. AND J. R. MASON. 2004. Weight and age of coyotes captured in Virginia, USA. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:75-76. (PDF; 143KB)

04-46 HUMPHREY, J. S., E. A. TILLMAN, AND M. L. AVERY. 2004. Vulture-cattle interactions at a central Florida ranch. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:122-125. (PDF; 262KB)

04-47 JAEGER, M. M. 2004. Selective targeting of alpha coyotes to stop sheep depredation. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:80-84. (PDF; 395KB)

04-48 JOJOLA, S. M., S. J. ROBINSON, AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2004. Oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait uptake by striped skunks: preliminary results. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:190-193.

04-49 KAMLER, J. F., W. B. BALLARD, E. M. GESE, R. L. HARRISON, AND S. M. KARKI. 2004. Dispersal characteristics of swift foxes. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82:1837-1842. (PDF; 107KB)

04-50 KAMLER, J. F., W. B. BALLARD, E. M. GESE, R. L. HARRISON, S. KARKI, AND K. MOTE. 2004. Adult male emigration and a female-based social organization in swift foxes, Vulpes velox. Animal Behaviour 67:699-702. (PDF; 280KB)

04-51 KILLIAN, G., L. A. MILLER, N. K. DIEHL, J. RHYAN, AND D. THAIN. 2004. Evaluation of three contraceptive approaches for population control of wild horses. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:263-268. (PDF; 347KB)

04-52 KIMBALL, B. A., W. M. ARJO, AND J. J. JOHNSTON. 2004. Single-point calibration with a non-linear detector: carbohydrate analysis of conifer needles by hydrophobic interaction chromatography--evaporative light-scattering detection (HIC-ELSD). Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 27:1835-1848. (PDF; 560KB)

04-53 KIMBALL, B. A., L. E. DZIBA, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND F. D. PROVENZA. 2004. Chromatographic analysis of sagebrush monoterpenes in blood plasma. Journal of Chromatographic Science 42:2004. (PDF; 509KB)

04-54 KIRIFIDES, M. L., M. P. KURNELLAS, L. CLARK, AND B. P. BRYANT. 2004. Calcium responses of chicken trigeminal ganglion neurons to methyl anthranilate and capsaicin. The Journal of Experimental Biology 207:715-722. (PDF; 137KB)

04-55 LEVY, J. K., L. A. MILLER, P. C. CRAWFORD, J. W. RITCHEY, M. K. ROSS, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2004. GnRH immunocontraception of male cats. Theriogenology 62:1116-1130. (PDF; 356KB)

04-56 LINZ, G. M., H. J. HOMAN, R. L. WIMBERLY, P. MASTRANGELO, AND W. J. BLEIER. 2004. Management of cattail (Typha spp.) stands with glyphosate to disperse blackbirds. Proceedings of the International Sunflower Conference 16:411-416. (PDF; 582KB)

04-57 LINZ, G. M., G. A. KNUTSEN, H. J. HOMAN, AND W. J. BLEIER. 2004. Attractiveness of brown rice baits to non-target birds in harvested corn and soybean fields. Pest Management Science 60:1143-1148. (PDF; 495KB)

04-58 LINZ, G. M., D. A. SCHAAF, P. MASTRANGELO, H. J. HOMAN, L. B. PENRY, AND W. J. BLEIER. 2004. Wildlife conservation sunflower plots as a dual-purpose wildlife management strategy. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:291-294. (PDF; 296KB)

04-59 LINZ, G. M., A. A. SLOWIK, L. B. PENRY, AND H. J. HOMAN. 2004. Evaluation of registered sunflower insecticides as candidate blackbird repellents. National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Fargo, North Dakota. National Sunflower Association, http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research-workshop/documents/134.PDF. (PDF; 64KB)

04-60 MARRA, P. P., S. GRIFFING, C. K. A. M. CAFFREY, R. MCLEAN, C. BRAND, E. SAITO, A. P. DUPUIS, L. KRAMER, AND R. NOVAK. 2004. West Nile virus and wildlife. Bioscience 54:93-402. (PDF; 948KB)

04-61 MASON, J. R. 2004. Keynote address--Breathing lessons. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:3-7. (PDF; 400KB)

04-62 MATHIES, T., E. A. FRANKLIN, AND L. A. MILLER. 2004. Proximate cues for ovarian recrudescence and ovulation in the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) under laboratory conditions. Herpetological Review 35(1):46-49. (PDF; 402KB)

04-63 MCLEAN, R. G. 2004. West Nile virus: impact on crow populations in the United States. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:180-184. (PDF; 399KB)

04-64 MILLER, L. A., J. C. RHYAN, AND M. DREW. 2004. Contraception of bison by GnRH vaccine: a possible means of decreasing transmission of brucellosis in bison. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40:725-730. (PDF; 104KB)

04-65 MILLER, L. A., J. RHYAN, AND G. KILLIAN. 2004. GonaCon™, a versatile GnRH contraceptive for a large variety of pest animal problems. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:269-273. (PDF; 365KB)

04-66 MILLSPAUGH, J. J., AND B. E. WASHBURN. 2004. Use of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite measures in conservation biology research: considerations for application and interpretation. General and Comparative Endocrinology 138:189-199. (PDF; 360KB)

04-67 MITCHELL, B. R., M. M. JAEGER, AND R. H. BARRETT. 2004. Coyote depredation management: current methods and research needs. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32: 1209-1218. (PDF; 1,088KB)

04-68 NASH, P. B., D. K. JAMES, AND L. T. HUI, AND L. A. MILLER. 2004. Fertility control of California ground squirrels using GnRH immunocontraception. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:274-278. (PDF; 352KB)

04-69 NIELSON, R. M., R. T. SUGIHARA, T. J. BOARDMAN, AND R. M. ENGEMAN. 2004. Optimization of ordered distance sampling. Environmetrics 15:119-128. (PDF; 384KB)

04-70 NOLTE, D. L., A. E. BARRAS, S. E. ADAMS, R. G. LINSCOMBE, AND D. J. LEBLANC. 2004. Assessing potential for using zinc phosphide bait to control nutria on Louisiana coastal marsh. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:150-157. (PDF; 643KB)

04-71 NOLTE, D. L., B. A. KIMBALL, K. R. PERRY, J. J. VILLALBA, AND F. D. PROVENZA. 2004. Effects of forage nutritional quality (energy and protein) on deer acceptance of foods containing secondary metabolites. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:338-245. (PDF; 681KB)

04-72 PIPAS, P. A., J. L. CUMMINGS, J. C. HURLEY, AND K. H. SHEFFER. 2004. Evaluation of different rice baits and chemicals to improve efficacy of 2% DRC-1339 to reduce blackbird damage to rice. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:77-82. (PDF; 480KB)

04-73 PITT, W. C., AND H. SIN. 2004. Testing citric acid use on plants. Hawaii Landscape July/August 2004: 5,12. (PDF; 1,359KB)

04-74 PRIMUS, T. M., D. J. KOHLER, C. A. FURCOLOW, M. J. GOODALL, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND P. J. SAVARIE. 2004. Determination of acetaminophen residues in whole body brown treesnakes. Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 27(5):897-909. (PDF; 370KB)

04-75 RALSTON, S. T., G. M. LINZ, AND W. J. BLEIER. 2004. Quantification of cattail (Typha spp.) in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota in relation to blackbird damage to sunflower. Proceedings of the International Sunflower Conference 16:417-422. (PDF; 545KB)

04-76 RAMEY, C. A., J. B. BOURASSA, AND M. S. FURUTA. 2004. Non-target hazard to ring-necked pheasants from zinc phosphide use in northern California agricultural areas. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:247-252. (PDF; 490KB)

04-77 ROBINSON, S. J., S. M. JOJOLA, AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2004. The role of bait manipulation in the delivery of oral rabies vaccine to skunks. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:194-197. (PDF; 296KB)

04-78 RODRIGUEZ, E. N., G. TISCORNIA, AND M. E. TOBIN. 2004. Bird depredation in Uruguayan vineyards. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:136-139. (PDF; 254KB)

04-79 SAFRATOWICH, B. D., G. M. LINZ, AND W. J. BLEIER. 2004. Avian use of roadside habitat in the Southern Drift Plains of North Dakota. Proceedings of the International Sunflower Conference 16:423-427. (PDF; 434KB)

04-80 SAVARIE, P. J. AND K. L. TOPE. 2004. Potential flotation devices for aerial delivery of baits to brown treesnakes. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:27-30. (PDF; 300KB)

04-81 SAVARIE, P. J., D. S. VICE, L. BANGERTER, K. DUSTIN, W. J. PAUL, T. M. PRIMUS, AND F. S. BLOM. 2004. Operational field evaluation of a plastic bulb reservoir as a tranquilizer trap device for delivering propiopromazine hydrochloride to feral dogs, coyotes, and gray wolves. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:64-69. (PDF; 414KB)

04-82 SCHAFER, E. W., JR., AND W. A. BOWLES, JR. 2004. Toxicity, repellency or phytotoxicity of 979 chemicals to birds, mammals and plants. Research Report No. 04-01. National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado. (PDF; 1,132KB)

04-83 SEAMANS, T. W. 2004. Response of roosting turkey vultures to a vulture effigy. Ohio Journal of Science 104:136-138. (PDF; 241KB)

04-84 SEAMANS, T. W. AND G. E. BERNHARDT. 2004. Response of Canada geese to a dead goose effigy. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:104-106. (PDF; 201KB)

04-85 SEWARD, N. W., J. J. COX, J. H. BROWN, AND J. L. LARKIN. 2004. Eastern phoebe uses elk hair as nesting material. Kentucky Warbler 81:33. (PDF; 53KB)

04-86 SEWARD, N. W., K. C. VERCAUTEREN, G. W. WITMER, AND R. M. ENGEMAN. 2004. Feral swine impacts on agriculture and the environment. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:34-40. (PDF; 556KB)

04-87 SHIVIK, J. A. 2004. Non-lethal alternatives for predation management. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:64-71. (PDF; 579KB)

04-88 SHWIFF, S. A. 2004. Economics in wildlife damage management studies: common problems and some solutions. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:346-349. (PDF; 326KB)

04-89 SHWIFF, S. A., AND M. J. BODENCHUK. 2004. Direct, spillover, and intangible benefits of predation management. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:50-52. (PDF; 326KB)

04-90 SHWIFF, S. A., AND R. J. MERRELL. 2004. Coyote predation management: an economic analysis of increased antelope recruitment and cattle production in south central Wyoming. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:29-33. (PDF; 446KB)

04-91 SMITH, H. T. AND R. M. ENGEMAN. 2004. Leiocephalus carinatus armouri predation. Herpetological Review 35:169-170. (PDF; 263KB)

04-92 SMITH, H. T., AND R. M. ENGEMAN. 2004. A review of the colonization dynamics of the northern curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus armouri) in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist 32:107-113. (PDF; 115KB)

04-93 SMITH, M. M., H. T. SMITH, AND R. M. ENGEMAN. 2004. Extensive contiguous north--south range expansion of the original population of an invasive lizard in Florida. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 54:261-264. (PDF; 184KB)

04-94 STAHL, R. S., W. M. ARJO, K. K. WAGNER, C. FURCOLOW, D. L. NOLTE, AND J. J. JOHNSTON. 2004. Development of a high performance liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy method for the determination of strychnine concentrations in insects used to assess potential risks to insectivores. Journal of Chromatography B 811(2004):257-262. (PDF; 93KB)

04-95 STAHL, R. S., H. J. HOMAN, G. M. LINZ, AND J. J. JOHNSTON. 2004. Using fatty acid profiles to assess dietary intake of sunflower in red-winged blackbirds. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:87-91. (PDF; 335KB)

04-96 STERNER, R. T. AND B. SUN. 2004. Relative factor costs of wildlife rabies impacts in the U. S. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:185-189. (PDF; 347KB)

04-97 TILLMAN, E. A., A. C. GENCHI, J. R. LINDSAY, J. R. NEWMAN, AND M. L. AVERY. 2004. Evaluation of trapping to reduce monk parakeet populations at electric utility facilities. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:126-129. (PDF; 287KB)

04-98 VERCAUTEREN, K. C., M. LAVELLE, D. L. NOLTE, S. HYGNSTROM, AND J. GILSDORF. 2004. Cervid disease research at the National Wildlife Research Center. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:206-208. (PDF; 222KB)

04-99 VERCAUTEREN, K. C., AND D. R. MARKS. 2004. Movements of urban Canada geese: implications for nicarbazin treatment programs. Pages 151-156 in T. J. Moser, R. D. Lien, K. C. VerCauteren, K. F. Abraham, D. E. Anderson, J. G. Bruggink, J. M. Coluccy, D. A. Graber, J. O. Leafloor, D. R. Luukkonen, and R. E. Trost, editors. Proceedings of the 2003 International Canada Goose Symposium. Madison, Wisconsin. (PDF; 299KB)

04-100 WASHBURN, B. E., AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2004. Management of vegetation to reduce wildlife hazards at airports. FAA Airport Technology Transfer Conference & Exposition. Atlantic City, New Jersey. (PDF; 529KB)

04-101WERNER, S. J. 2004. Diel foraging behavior of American white pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhynchos on experimental aquaculture ponds. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 35:513-517. (PDF; 339KB)

04-102 WILLIAMS, C. L., S. W. BRECK, AND B. W. BAKER. 2004. Genetic methods improve accuracy of gender determination in beavers. Journal of Mammalogy 85:1145-1148. (PDF; 56KB)

04-103 WILLIAMS, C. L., H. J. HOMAN, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND G. M. LINZ. 2004. Microsatellite variation in red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). Biochemical Genetics 42(1/2):35-41. (PDF; 232KB)

04-104 WILLIAMS, C. L., AND J. J. JOHNSTON. 2004. Using genetic analyses to identify predators. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 19:85-88. (PDF; 261KB)

04-105 WIMBERLY, R. L., T. A. SLOWIK, H. J. HOMAN, AND L. B. PENRY. 2004. Using geographic information system (GIS) software to predict blackbird roosting locations in North Dakota. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:83-86. (PDF; 301KB)

04-106 WITMER, G. W. 2004. Leptospirosis in the Azores: the rodent connection. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:217-220. (PDF; 271KB)

04-107 WITMER, G. W. 2004. Rodent ecology and plague in North America. Pages 154-156 in Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Zoology. China Zoological Society, Beijing, China. (PDF; 254KB)

04-108 WOOLARD, J. W., R. M. ENGEMAN, H. T. SMITH, AND J. GRINER. 2004. Cheloniidae (marine turtle) nest predation. Herpetological Review 35:379-380. (PDF; 132KB)

04-109 WOOLARD, J. W., R. M. ENGEMAN, H. T. SMITH, AND M. NELSON. 2004. Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator) homing and site fidelity. Herpetological Review 35:164. (PDF; 132KB)

04-110 WOOTEN, D. E., AND S. J. WERNER. 2004. Food habits of lesser scaup Aythya affinis occupying baitfish aquaculture facilities in Arkansas. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 35:70-77. (PDF; 1,070KB)

04-111 YODER, C. A., W. F. ANDELT, L. A. MILLER, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND M. J. GOODALL. 2004. Effectiveness of twenty, twenty-five diazacholesterol, avian gonadotropin-releasing hormone, and chicken riboflavin carrier protein for inhibiting reproduction in coturnix quail. Poultry Science 83:234-244. (PDF; 1,169KB)

*Article below added after final compilation and numbering of 2004 publications

04-112 HOMAN, H. J., G. M. LINZ, R. M. ENGEMAN, AND L. B. PENRY. 2004. Spring dispersal patterns of red-winged blackbirds, Agelaius phoeniceus, staging in eastern South Dakota. Canadian Field-Naturalist 118:201-209 (PDF; 702KB)