National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC)

Publications

09-ATWOOD, T. C., E. M. GESE, AND K. E. KUNKEL. 2009. Spatial partitioning of predation risk in a multiple predator-multiple prey system. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:876-884. 583K

09-CARLSON, D. A., AND E. M. GESE. 2009. Influence of exogenous gonadotropin-releasing hormone on seasonal reproductive behavior of the coyote (Canis latrans). Theriogenology 72:773-783. 356K

09-CAVALCANTI, S. M., AND E. M. GESE. 2009. Spatial ecology and social interactions of jaguars (Panthera onca) in the southern Panatal, Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy 90:935-945. 634K

2008

08-ATWOOD, T. C., AND E. M. GESE. 2008. Coyotes and recolonizing wolves: social rank mediates risk-conditional behaviour at ungulate carcasses. Animal Behaviour 75:753-762. 325K

08-BARTEL, R. A., F. F. KNOWLTON, AND L. C. STODDART. 2008. Long-term patterns in mammalian abundance in northern portions of the Great Basin. Journal of Mammalogy 89:1170-1183. 892K

08-BERGER, K. M., E. M. GESE, AND J. BERGER. 2008. Indirect effects and traditional trophic cascades: a test involving wolves, coyotes, and pronghorn. Ecology 89:818-828. 356K

08-CARLSON, D. A., AND E. M. GESE. 2008. Reproductive biology of the coyote (Canis latrans): integration of mating behavior, reproductive hormones and vaginal cytology. Journal of Mammalogy 89:654-664. 1,248K

2007

07-ARJO, W. M., E. M. GESE, T. J. BENNETT, AND A. J. KOZLOWSKI. 2007. Changes in kit fox-coyote-prey relationships in the Great Basin Desert, Utah. Western North American Naturalist 67:389-401. 1, 028K

07-ATWOOD, T. C., E. M. GESE, AND K. E. KUNKEL. 2007. Comparative patterns of predation by cougarsand recolonizing wolves in Montana's Madison Range. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1098-1106. 152K

07-BERGER, K. M., AND E. M. GESE. 2007. Does interference competition with wolves limit the distribution and abundance of coyotes? Journal of Animal Ecology 76:1075-1085. 254K

07-CARLSON, D. A., AND E. M. GESE. 2007. Relaxin as a diagnostic tool for pregnancy in the coyote (Canis latrans). Animal Reproduction Science 101:304-312. 201K

07-JAEGER, M. M., E. HAQUE, P. SULTANA, AND R. L. BRUGGERS. 2007. Daytime cover, diet and space-use of golden jackals (Canis aureus) in agro-ecosystems of Bangladesh. Mammalia 2007:1-10. 324K

07-KARKI, S. M., E. M. GESE, AND M. L. KLAVETTER. 2007. Effects of coyote population reduction on swift fox demographics in southeastern Colorado. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2707-2718. 237K

07-LARRUCEA, E. S., P. F. BRUSSARD, M. M. JAEGER, AND R. H. BARRETT. 2007. Cameras, coyotes, and the assumption of equal detectability. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1682-1689. 299K

07-LARRUCEA, E. S., G. SERRA, M. M. JAEGER, AND R. H. BARRETT. 2007. Censusing bobcats using remote cameras. Western North American Naturalist 67:538-548. 2,987K

07-MOREY, P. S., E. M. GESE, AND S. GEHRT. 2007. Spatial and temporal variation in the diet of coyotes in the Chicago metropolitan area. American Midland Naturalist 158:147-161. 209K

07-THOMPSON, C. M., AND E. M. GESE. 2007. Food webs and intraguild predation: community interadtions of a native mesocarnivore. Ecology 88:334-346.

2006

06-GESE, E. M. 2006. The mesocarnivores of Yellowstone National Park: observed and potential responses to wolf reintroduction. Pages 256-262 in D. R. McCullough, K. Kaji, and M. Yamanaka, editors. Wildlife in Shiretoko and Yellowstone National Parks: lessons in wildlife conservation from two World Heritage Sites (English version). Shiretoko Nature Foundation, Hokkaido, Japan. 468K

06-116 KITCHEN, A. M., E. M. GESE, AND S. G. LUPIS. 2006. Multiple scale den site selection by swift foxes, Vulpes velox, in southeastern Colorado. Canadian Field Naturalist 120:31-38. (PDF; 670KB)]

06-KITCHEN, A. M., E. M. GESE, L. P. WAITS, S. M. KARKI, AND E. R. SCHAUSTER. 2006. Multiple breeding strategies in the swift fox, Vulpes velox. Animal Behaviour 71:1029-1038. 297K

2005

05-BARTEL, R. A., AND F. F. KNOWLTON. 2005. Functional feeding responses of coyotes, Canis latrans, to fluctuating prey abundance in the Curlew Valley, Utah, 1977-1993. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83:569-578. 167K

05-CHAVEZ, A. S., AND E. M. GESE. 2005. Food habits of wolves in relation to livestock depredations in northwestern Minnesota. American Midland Naturalist 154-253. 205K

05-CHAVEZ, A. S., E. M. GESE, AND R. S. KRANNICH. 2005. Attitudes of rural landowners toward wolves in northwestern Minnesota. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:517-527. 265K

05-KITCHEN, A. M., E. M. GESE, L. P. WAITS, S. M. KARKI, AND E. R. SCHAUSTER. 2005. Genetic and spatial structure within a swift fox population. Journal of Animal Ecology 74:1173-1181. 123K

2004

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

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. 413K

04-32 GESE, E. M. 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. 502K

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. 1,165K

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. 219K

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. 607K

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. 143K

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

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. 107K

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. 280K

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. 1,088K

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

2003

03-2 ANDERSEN, D. E., T. R. LAURION, J. R. CARY, R. S. SIKES, M. A. MCLEOD, AND E. M. GESE. 2003. Aspects of swift fox ecology in southeastern Colorado. Pages 139-147 in M.A. Sovada and L. Carbyn, editors. Ecology and conservation of swift foxes in a changing world. Part IV - Population ecology. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 569K

03-13 BEKOFF, M., AND E. M. GESE. 2003. Coyote (Canis latrans). Pages 467-481 in G. A. Feldhamer, B. C. Thompson and A. J. Chapman editors. Wild mammals of North America: biology, management and conservation. Second edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 1,418K

03-43 GESE, E. M. 2003. Management of carnivore predation as a means to reduce livestock losses: the study of coyotes (Canis latrans) in North America. Pages 85-102 in Workshop sobre Pesquisa e Conservacao de Carnivoros Neotropicais. Atibaia, Sao Paulo, Brasil. 699K

03-53 KOZLOWSKI, A. J., T. J. BENNETT, E. M. GESE, AND W. M. ARJO. 2003. Live capture of denning mammals using an improved box-trap enclosure: kit foxes as a test case. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:630-633. 249K

03-78 PITT, W. C., P. W. BOX, AND F. F. KNOWLTON. 2003. An individual-based model of canid populations: modelling territoriality and social structure. Ecological Modelling 166:109-121. 680K

03-83 SEQUIN, E. S., M. M. JAEGER, P. F. BRUSSARD, AND R. H. BARRETT. 2003. Wariness of coyotes to camera traps relative to social status and territory boundaries. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:2015-2025. 904K

03-108 WILLIAMS, C. L., K. BLEJWAS, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND M. M. JAEGER. 2003. A coyote in sheep's clothing: predator identification from saliva. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31(4):926-932. 505K

03-109 WILLIAMS, C. L., K. BLEJWAS, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND M. M. JAEGER. Temporal genetic variation in a coyote (Canis latrans) population experiencing high turnover. Journal of Mammalogy 84(1):177-184. 406K

2002

02-14 BLEJWAS, K. M., B. N. SACKS, M. M. JAEGER, AND D. R. MCCULLOUGH. 2002. The effectiveness of selective removal of breeding coyotes in reducing sheep predation. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(2):451-462.

02-15 BODENCHUK, M. J., J. R. MASON, AND W. C. PITT. 2002. Economics of predation management in relation to agriculture, wildlife,and human health and safety. Pages 80-90 in Larry Clark, Jim Hone, John A Shivik, Richard A. Watkins, Kurt C. VerCauteren, and Jonathan K. Yoder, editors. Human conflicts with wildlife: economic considerations. Proceedings of the Third NWRC Special Symposium. National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.211K

02-25 DELIBERTO, T. J., A. SEGLUND, W. JOCHLE, AND B. A. KIMBALL. 2002. Assessment of cabergoline as a reproductive inhibitor in coyotes (Canis latrans). Reproduction (Supplement) 60:53-64. 691K

02-71 MASON, J. R., W. C. PITT, AND M. J. BODENCHUK. 2002. Factors influencing the efficiency of fixed wing aerial hunting for coyotes in the western United States. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 49:189-197. 441K

02-89 SCHAUSTER, E. R., E. M. GESE, AND A. M. KITCHEN. 2002. An evaluation of survey methods for monitoring swift fox abundance. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30(2):464-477. 967K

02-90 SCHAUSTER, E. R., E. M. GESE, AND A. M. KITCHEN. 2002. Population ecology of swift foxes (Vulpes velox) in southeastern Colorado. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80:307-319. 975K

02-102 SMITH, G. W., L. C. STODDART, AND F. F. KNOWLTON. 2002. Long-distance movements of black-tailed jackrabbits. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(2):463-469. 411K

2001

01-6 BROMLEY, C., AND E. M. GESE. 2001. Effects of sterilization on territory fidelity and maintenance, pair bonds, and survival rates of free-ranging coyotes. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:386-392. 528K

01-7 BROMLEY, C., AND E. M. GESE. 2001. Surgical sterilization as a method of reducing coyote predation on domestic sheep. Journal of Wildlife Management 65(3):510-519. 419K

01-19 GESE, E. M. 2001. Monitoring of terrestrial carnivore populations. Pages 372-396 in J. L. Gittleman, S. M. Funk, D. W. Macdonald, and R. K. Wayne, editors. Carnivore Conservation. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom. 780K

01-20 GESE, E. M. 2001. Territorial defense by coyotes (Canis latrans) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: who, how, where, when, and why. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:980-987. 455K

01-21 GESE, E. M., AND F. F. KNOWLTON. 2001. The role of predation in wildlife population dynamics. Pages 7-25 in T. F. Ginnett, and S. E. Henke, editors, The role of predator control as a tool in game management. Texas Agricultural Research and Extension Service, San Angelo, Texas, USA. 785K

01-25 HARRIS, C. E., AND F. F. KNOWLTON. 2001. Differential responses of coyotes to novel stimuli in familiar and unfamiliar settings. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79(11):2005-2013 655K

01-29 JAEGER, M. M., K. M. BLEJWAS, B. N. SACKS, J. C. C. NEALE, M. M. CONNER, AND D. R. MCCULLOUGH. 2001. Targeting alphas can make coyote control more effective and socially acceptable. California Agriculture 55(6):32-36. 1,686K

01-40 KNOWLTON, F. F., AND S. R. OLMSTEAD. 2001. Using iophenoxic acid injections of prey to identify mammals that feed on them. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(2):495-500. 369K

01-41 KNOWLTON, F. F., M. ROETTO, AND D. BRIGGS. 2001. Serological responses of coyotes to two commercial rabies vaccines. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37(4):798-802. 224K

01-42 KNOWLTON, F. F., AND S. L. WHITTEMORE. 2001. Pulp cavity-tooth width ratios from known-age and wild-caught coyotes determined by radiography. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(1):239-244. 275K

01-62 PITT, W., F. F. KNOWLTON, AND P. W. BOX. 2001. A new approach to understanding canid populations using an individual-based computer model: preliminary results. Endangered Species UPDATE 18(4):103-116. 260K

01-63 PITT, W. C., A. OGAWA, F. F. KNOWLTON, AND P. W. BOX. 2001. Evaluating the effects of management on territorial animals using Swarm. Pages 36-40 in Pitt, W. C. editor, Swarmfest 2000, proceedings of the 4th Annual Swarm Users Group Conference . Natural Resources and Environmental Issues VIII: S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources Research Library, Logan, Utah, USA. 290K

01-78 STODDART, C., R. E.GRIFFITHS, AND F. F.KNOWLTON. 2001. Coyote responses to changing jackrabbit abundance affect sheep predation. Journal of Range Management 54: 15-20. 1,109K

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