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Below is a list of WERC's peer-reviewed publications. If you are searching for a specific publication and cannot find it in this list, please contact werc_web@usgs.gov

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Prey: Thamnophis hammondii (Two-striped Garter Snake) Prey: Thamnophis hammondii (Two-striped Garter Snake)

Pox infection has occurrcd in mourning doves in at least 8 states on 12 separate occasions. Unsuccessful attempts were made to transmit both fowl pox (chicken isolate) and passerine pox (cowbird isolate) to mourning doves.
Authors
E.L. Ervin, Robert N. Fisher

Uncertainty and spatial linear models for ecological data Uncertainty and spatial linear models for ecological data

Models are not perfect; they do not fit the data exactly and they do not allow exact prediction. Given that models are imperfect, we need to assess the uncertainties in the fits of the models and their ability to predict new outcomes. The goals of building models for scientific problems include (1) understanding and developing appropriate relationships between variables, and (2)...
Authors
Jay M Ver Hoef, Noel Cressie, Robert N. Fisher, Ted J. Case

Pesticides and amphibian declines in California, USA Pesticides and amphibian declines in California, USA

Several species of anuran amphibians have undergone drastic population declines in the western United States over the last 10 to 15 years. In California, the most severe declines are in the Sierra Mountains east of the Central Valley and downwind of the intensely agricultural San Joaquin Valley. In contrast, coastal and more northern populations across from the less agrarian Sacramento...
Authors
Donald W. Sparling, Gary M. Fellers, Laura McConnell
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