PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
Peer-reviewed articles
Anderson, J.L., J.K. Meece, J.J. Koziczkowski, J. L. Clark, Jr, R.D. Radcliff, C.A. Nolden, M.D. Samuel, and J.L.E. Ellingson. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in scavenging mammals in Wisconsin. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. In press.
Anthony, N.M., C.A. Ribic, R. Bautz, and T. Garland Jr. 2005. Comparative effectiveness of Longworth and Sherman live-traps. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 1018-1026.
Blanchong, J.A., M.D. Samuel, D.R. Goldberg, D.J. Shadduck, and L.H. Creekmore. 2006. Wetland environmental conditions associated with the risk of avian cholera outbreaks and the abundance of Pasteurella multocida. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:54-60.
Blanchong, J.A., M.D. Samuel, D.R. Goldberg, D.J. Shadduck, and M.A. Lehr. 2006. Persistence of Pasteurella multocida in wetlands following avian cholera outbreaks. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42:33-39.
Blanchong, J.A., D.O. Joly, M.D. Samuel, J.A. Langenberg, R.E. Rolley, and J.F. Sausen. White-tailed deer harvest from the chronic wasting disease zone in south-central Wisconsin. Wildlife Society Bulletin. In press.
Blanchong, J.A., M.D. Samuel, and G. Mack. 2006. Multi-species patterns of avian cholera mortality in Nebraska's Rainwater Basin. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42:81-91.
Creuwels, J.C.S., J.S. Stark, E.J. Woehler, J. A. van Franeker, and C.A. Ribic. 2005. Monitoring of a Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) population on the Frazier Island, Wilkes Land, Antarctica. Polar Biology 28: 483-493.
Docherty, D.E., M.D. Samuel, C.A. Nolden, K.E. Egstad, and K.M. Griffin. The Prevalence of West Nile Virus in Medium-sized mammals in southern Wisconsin. Emerging Infectious Diseases. In press.
Grear, D.A., M.D. Samuel, J.A. Langenberg, and D. Keane. 2006. Demographic patterns and harvest vulnerability of chronic wasting disease infected white-tailed deer in Wisconsin. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:546-553.
Joly, D.O., M.D. Samuel, J.A. Langenberg, J.A. Blanchong. C.A. Batha, R.E. Rolley, D.P. Keane, and C.A. Ribic. Spatial epidemiology of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. In press.
Renfrew, R.B., C.A. Ribic, and J.L. Nack. 2005. Edge avoidance by nesting grassland birds: a futile strategy in a fragmented landscape. The Auk 122: 618-636.
Samuel, M.D., R.G. Botzler, and G.A. Wobeser. Avian cholera. In: Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds. N. J. Thomas, B. J. Hunter, and C. T. Atkinson (eds). Blackwell Press. In press.
Samuel, M.D., and B.J. Richards. Chronic wasting disease in free-ranging North American cervids. Proceedings of the 22nd Vertebrate Pest Conference. In press.
Samuel, M.D., D.J. Shadduck, and D.R. Goldberg. 2005. Avian cholera exposure and carriers in greater white-fronted geese breeding in Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41:498-502.
Unit Affiliates
Herr-Turoff, A. and Zedler, J.B. 2005. Does wet prairie vegetation retain more nitrogen with or without Phalaris arundinacea invasion? Plant and Soil 277:19-34.
Rocke, T.E., K. Converse, C. Meteyer, and R. McLean. 2005. The impact of disease in white pelicans. In: The ecology and conservation of the American White Pelican. Waterbirds 28 (Special Publication 1):89-96.
Posters and Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
Unit Staff and Students
Anderson, T.J. and C.A. Ribic. 2005. Edge activity and habitat use by grassland bird nest predators in southwest Wisconsin. Presentation to be made at the 66th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, 11-14 December 2005
Blanchong, J.A., M.D. Samuel, B. Weckworth, and K.T. Scribner. A landscape genetic approach to understanding the spread of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Anchorage, AK, 23-27 September 2006. (Invited)
Ellison, K., C.A. Ribic, and D.W. Sample. 2006. Effects of removing wooded fencerows orassland birds and their predators. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Anchorage, AK, 23-27 September 2006.
Grear, D.A., M.D. Samuel, K.T. Scribner, B.V. Weckworth, and J.A. Langenberg. 2006. Influence of genetic relatedness and spatial proximity on CWD transmission among female White-tailed deer. 4th International Conference on Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease, State College, Pennsylvania, 18-20 May 2006. (Poster)
Murray, L.D., C. A. Ribic, and W.E. Thogmartin. 2006. Landscape composition as a predictor of grassland bird abundances: does more grassland always mean more birds? Poster presented at the 13th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Anchorage, AK, 23-27 September 2006.
Murray, L.D., C.A. Ribic, and W.E. Thogmartin. 2005. Landscape composition as a predictor of grassland bird abundance: does more grassland always mean more birds? Presentation to be made at the 66th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, 11-14 December 2005.
Ribic, C.A., D. Heisey, J. Cary, M. Gauthier-Clerc, Y. Le Maho, C. Le Bohec, J-P, Gendner, W. Fraser, and E. Woehler. 2006. Population impacts of banding King Penguins: a modeling approach. Presentation given at the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research XXIX Open Science Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 9-19 July 2006.
Samuel, M.D. 2006. Chronic wasting disease in free-ranging North American cervids. PrioNet Annual General Meeting, Vancouver, B.C., 6-8 June 2006. (Invited)
Samuel, M. D., and B. J. Richards. 2006. Chronic wasting disease in North America: Overview and update. 22nd Vertebrate Pest Conference, Berkeley, California, 6-9 March 2006. (Invited)
Unit Affiliates
Hollmen, T., J.C. Franson, and P.L. Flint. 2005. Distribution of microbial pathogens in five species of sea ducks: local or global implications for declining populations? Second North American Sea Duck Conference, Annapolis, MD, 11 November 2005.
Theses and Dissertations
Grear, D.A. 2006. Chronic wasting disease infection patterns in female white-tailed deer related to demographics, genetic relationships, and spatial proximity of infected deer in southern Wisconsin. M.S. thesis.
Murray, L. 2006. Predicting bird abundance and occurrence in Midwestern landscapes. Ph.D. dissertation.
Thompson, A.K. 2006. The role of supplemental feeding in infectious disease transmission in white-tailed deer. M.S. thesis
None reported
Technical Meetings
Unit Staff and Students
Blanchong, J.A. 2005. Genetic variation in complement system genes and resistance to chronic wasting disease in free-ranging white-tailed deer, Interagency CWD Science & Health Planning Team.
Blanchong, J.A. 2006. A landscape genetics approach to understanding the spatial distribution of CWD in Wisconsin, Interagency CWD Science & Health Planning Team.
Osnas, E.E. 2006. Spatial and Temporal Disease Dynamics: applications for control. Interagency CWD Health & Science Planning Team.
Unit Affiliates
None reported