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Burrowing Rodents Open
Burrowing rodents have unusually disproportionate effects on rangeland ecosystems because they (1) engineer their environment through burrow construction and modification of vegetation structure, (2) influence ecosystem processes including…
Are TNR Practices Contributing to Human-Coyote Conflicts in Southern California? Open
Coyotes are among the most successful carnivores in urban and suburban environments, which has increasingly led to conflicts with pets and people in southern California. One possible contributor to high coyote population densities and huma…
Use of Rodenticide Bait Stations by Commensal Rodents in Southern California Open
Non-native, commensal rodents damage property and represent a significant public health hazard through the spread of diseases. Pest management professionals commonly use second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, usually placed in tampe…
Do Coyotes Eat Mesocarnivores in Southern California? A Molecular Genetic Analysis Open
Urban coyotes are commonly exposed to rodenticides used to control non-native commensal rodents, but these rodents are rare in published accounts of their diets. An alternative source of rodenticide exposure is through the consumption of m…
Consumption of Rat Carcasses as a Pathway of Rodenticide Exposure of Wildlife in Southern California Open
The high toxicity and effectiveness of anticoagulant rodenticides have led to their widespread use for controlling rodent pests; however, significant concerns remain about the potential exposure of non-target wildlife species at the urban-…
Age Distribution of Urban Coyotes in Southern California: A Comparison of Tooth Wear and Cementum Annuli Methods Open
Although coyotes are a natural component of southern California ecosystems, they are sometimes considered a nuisance because their opportunistic habits and tolerance for urban and suburban environments bring them into conflict with people.…
Effects of prolonged immunocontraception on the breeding behavior of American bison Open
In late 2009, the Catalina Island Conservancy began using fertility control to replace periodic removals to manage an introduced population of American bison (Bison bison) on the island. Through the application of the immunocontraceptive v…
Ecological Traits Driving the Outbreaks and Emergence of Zoonotic Pathogens Open
Infectious diseases that are transmitted from wildlife hosts to humans, such as the Ebola virus and MERS virus, can be difficult to understand because the pathogens emerge from complex multifaceted ecological interactions. We use a wildlif…
Appendix B. Methods and results of tests for spatial and temporal autocorrelation in models that predict extinctions from plague in black-tailed prairie dog towns in northern Colorado, Colorado, 1981–2005. Open
Methods and results of tests for spatial and temporal autocorrelation in models that predict extinctions from plague in black-tailed prairie dog towns in northern Colorado, Colorado, 1981–2005.
Appendix A. Plots of average precipitation and temperature in the spring and summer for the Pawnee National Grassland and Central Plains Experimental Range, Colorado, 1981–2005. Open
Plots of average precipitation and temperature in the spring and summer for the Pawnee National Grassland and Central Plains Experimental Range, Colorado, 1981–2005.