National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC)

Publications

2009

09-HYGNSTROM, S. E., S. J. JOSIAH, P. D. SKELTON, J. A. GILSDORF, D. R. VIRCHOW, J. A. BRANDLE, A. K. JAYAPRAKASH, K. M. ESKRIDGE, AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2008. White-tailed deer browsing and rubbing preferences for trees and shrubs that produce non-timber forest products. HortTechnology 19:111-118. 194K

09- MOLL, R. J., J. J. MILLSPAUGH, J. BERINGER, J. SARTWELL, R. J. WOODS, AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2009. Physiological stress response of captive white-tailed deer to video collars. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:609-614. 388K

09-NICHOLS, T. A., B. PULFORD, A. C. WYCKOFF, C. MEYERETT, B. MICHEL, K. GERTIG, E. A. HOOVER, J. E. JEWELL, G. C. TELLING, AND M. D. ZABEL. 2009. Detection of protease-resistant cervid prion protein in water from a CWD-endemic area. Prion 3:1-13. 2MB

09-PILON, J. L., P. B. NASH, T. ARVER, D. HOGLUND, AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2009. Feasibility of infectious prion digestion using mild conditions and commercial subtilisin. Journal of Virological Methods 161:168-172. 293K

09-SPRAKER, T. R., K. C. VERCAUTEREN, T. GIDLEWSKI, D. A. SCHNEIDER, R. MUNGER, A. BALACHANDRAN, AND K. I. O'ROURKE. 2009. Antemortem detection of Prp^CWD in preclinical, ranch-raised Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) by biopsy of the rectal mucosa. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 21:15-24. 1,689K

09-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., N. W. SEWARD, M. J. LAVELLE, J. W. FISCHER, AND G. E. PHILLIPS. 2009. Deer guards and bump gates for excluding white-tailed deer from fenced resources. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3:145-153. 2,345K

09-WALTER, W. D., K. C. VERCAUTEREN, J. M. GILSDORF, AND S. E. HYGNSTROM. 2009. Crop, native vegetation, and biofuels: response of white-tailed deer to changing management prioritiese. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:339-344. 195K

09-WALTER, W. D., K. C. VERCAUTEREN, H. CAMPA III, W. R. CLARK, J. W. FISCHER, S. E. HYGNSTROM, N. E. MATHEWS, C. K. NIELSEN, E. M. SCHAUBER, T. R. VAN DEELEN, AND S. R. WINTERSTEIN. 2009. Regional assessment on influence of landscape configuration and connectivity on range size of white-tailed deer. Landscape Ecology 24. 665K

2008

08-FRICKE, K. A., M. A. COVER, S. E. HYGNSTROM, H. H. GENOWAYS, S. R. GROEPPER, K. M. HAMS, AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2008. Historic and recent distributions of elk in Nebraska. Great Plains Research 18:189-204. 1,673K

08-GUBANYI, J. A., J. A. SAVIDGE, S. E. HYGNSTROM, K. C. VERCAUTEREN, G. W. GARABRANDT, AND S. P. KORTE. 2008. Deer impact on vegetation in natural areas in southeastern Nebraska. Natural Areas Journal 28:121-129. 472K

08-GILSDORF, J. M., K. C. VERCAUTEREN, S. E. HYGNSTROM, W. D. WALTER, J. R. BONER, AND G. M. CLEMENTS. 2008. An integrated vehicle-mounted telemetry system for VHF telemetry applications. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1241-1246. 681K

08-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., M. J. LAVELLE, AND G. E. PHILLIPS. 2008. Livestock protection dogs for deterring deer from cattle and feed. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1443-1448. 239K

2007

07-PILON, J., C. LOIACONO, D. OKESON, S. LUND, K. VERCAUTEREN, J. RHYAN, AND L. MILLER. 2007. Anti-prion activity generated by a novel vaccine formulation. Neuroscience Letters 429:161-164. 289K

07-SEWARD, N. W., G. E. PHILLIPS, J. F. DUQUETTE, AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2007. A frightening device for deterring deer use of cattle feeders. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:271-276. (PDF; 141KB)

7-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., P. W. BURKE, G. E. PHILLIPS, J. W. FISCHER, N. W. SEWARD, B. A. WUNDER, AND M. J. LAVELLE. 2007. Elk use of wallows and potential chronic wasting disease transmission. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 43:784-788. 146K

07-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., M. J. LAVELLE, N. W. SEWARD, J. W. FISCHER, AND G. E. PHILLIPS. 2007. Fence-line contact between wild and farmed cervids in Colorado: potential for disease transmission. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1594-1602. 118K

07-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., N. W. SEWARD, M. J. LAVELLE, J. W. FISCHER, AND G. E. PHILLIPS. 2007. A fence design for excluding elk without impeding other wildlife. Rangeland Ecology & Management 60:529-532. 501K

07-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., M. J. LAVELLE, N. W. SEWARD, J. W. FISCHER, AND G. E. PHILLIPS. 2007. Fence-line contact between wild and farmed white-tailed deer in Michigan: potential for disease transmission. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1603-1606. 64K

2006

06-117 BERINGER, J., J. J. MILLSPAUGH, T. MEYER, AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2006. Use of parotid lymph node tissues for chronic wasting disease surveillance in hunter-killed and live white-tailed deer. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Sciences 40:12-21. 786K

06-SEAMANS, T. W., AND K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2006. Evaluation of ElectroBraid fencing as a white-tailed deer barrier. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:8-15. 329K

06-SPRAKER, T. R., T. L. GIDLEWSKI, A. BALACHANDRAN, K. C. VERCAUTEREN, L. CREEKMORE, AND R. D. MUNGER. 2006. Detection of PrPCWD in postmortem rectal lymphoid tissues in Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) infected with chronic wasting disease. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 18:553-557. 329K

06-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., J. M. GILSDORF, S. E. HYGNSTROM, P. B. FIORANELLI, J. A. WILSON, AND S. BARRAS. 2006. Green and blue lasers are ineffective for dispersing deer at night. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:371-374. 239K

06-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., M. J. LAVELLE, AND S. HYGNSTROM. 2006. Fences and deer-damage management: a review of designs and efficacy. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:191-200. 282K

06-VERCAUTEREN, K. C., M. J. LAVELLE, AND S. HYGNSTROM. 2006. A simulation model for determining cost-effectiveness of fences for reducing deer damage. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:16-22. 446K

2005

05-87 VERCAUTEREN, K., J. FISCHER, R. POOLER, M. LAVELLE, AND G. PHILLIPS. 2005. Fence-line interactions among farmed and free-ranging cervids: preliminary results. Proceedings of the Wildlife Damage Management Conference 11:33-35. 23K

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