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January 24, 2018
MICHAEL R. CONOVER
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(435) 797-2436
Jack H. Berryman Institute
Department of Wildland Resources
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-5230
(435) 753-4784
1799 East 1780 North
North Logan, UT 84341
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EDUCATION
B.S. Biology Eckerd College 1973
M.S. Zoology Washington State University 1975
M.S. Psychology Washington State University 1975
Ph.D. Zoology Washington State University 1978
POSTDOCTORAL EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Ball State University (1978-1979).
N.S.F. National Needs Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department,
University of California, Irvine (1980-1981).
Assistant Scientist and Associate Scientist, Department of Ecology and Plant Pathology,
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (1979-1991).
Professor, Department of Wildland Resources (1991-Present).
Director, Jack H. Berryman Institute, Utah State University (1993-2006).
Editor, Human-Wildlife Interactions (2005-Present).
Editor, Monographs in Human-Wildlife Interactions (2005-Present).
Editor, Berryman Institute Press (2005-Present).
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Elected Member (1980), American Ornithological Union.
Top Professor Award (2000), USU Mortar Board.
Book of the Year Award (2004), The Wildlife Society, for the book: Resolving Human-Wildlife
Conflicts.
Book of the Year Award (2016), The Wildlife Society, for the book: Resolving Human Diseases
from Wildlife.
Elected Fellow, The Wildlife Society (2007). I was in the first class of 20 selected for this honor.
Researcher of the Year (2007), College of Natural Resources.
Elected to The Wildlife Society’s Heritage Committee (2010 re-elected 2012) Members are
recognized leaders in the field of wildlife management).
Awarded, Caesar Kleberg Research Award by The Wildlife Society (2010). I was the third
recipient of this lifetime achievement award in the history of The Wildlife Society. It is the
society’s second highest award and is given to one person a year.
Friend of Agriculture Award, Utah Farm Bureau (2011). This is the highest award given by the
Utah Farm Bureau. It is given to one person a year.
Received the 2016 Friend of the Lake along with other members of the Great Salt Lake
Ecosystem Program. This is the highest award granted by the Friends of the Great Salt Lake.
Book of the Year Award (2016), The Wildlife Society, for the book: Human Diseases from
Wildlife.
Invited to be an Outside Reviewer of the UN’s IPBES Global Assessment of Biodiversity (2017).
Invited by the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Wildlife Management to write a review paper on
sage-grouse and their predators. This resulted in the paper: Conover, M. R., and A. J.
Roberts. 2017. Predators, predator control, and sage-grouse: a review. Journal of
Wildlife Management 81:7-15
Invited to give Plenary Speech at The Wildlife Society’s Wildlife Damage Management
Conference (2017).
Named Consulting Editor: CRP Press (2017).
Received the Special Commendation Award from the USDA Animal Plant Health and Inspection
Service (2017).
FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AT USU
Founding Director, Jack H. Berryman Institute (1993 to 2006)
I am the founding director of the Jack H. Berryman Institute (BI), a position I held from 1993 to
2006. Under my guidance, the BI has evolved into a national institute with branches at
Mississippi State University and Utah State University. Its mission is to improve human-wildlife
relationships by increasing human tolerance of wildlife and by resolving human-wildlife
conflicts. The BI accomplishes its mission through research, education, and extension. The BI
also serves as a liaison between academia and natural resource agencies. The latter contact the
BI requesting help with issues or problems that plague them. Hence, one of the goals of the BI is
to help natural resource agencies perform their own important mission of protecting and
managing this country’s priceless natural resources.
Under my direction, the BI grew rapidly since its founding in 1993. During my last year as
director, the BI had a base budget of $1,421,000. It had a line item in the state of Utah budget
and received $310,000 annually through two appropriations and received over a $1 million
annually from the federal government. The Institute reached this level of funding through a
series of small steps that followed a consistent standard of high performance. The state of Utah
increased our funding level three times and the federal government increased our funding level
six times. Most BI funds were dispersed through a Request for Proposals which was open to all
US students and faculty.
CURRENT COURSES AT USU
WL 3300 -- Wildlife Behavior
WL 5300-7400 -- Principles of Wildlife Damage Management
CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS (2 M.S.)
Graduate Student Degree Sought Expected Completion Date
Leah Delahoussey M.S. Spring 2019
Ben Dana M.S. Spring 2019
FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS (24 M.S. AND 10 Ph.D.)
Graduate Student Degree (Year) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Jennifer Borgo Ph.D. (2008) Effects of olfactory and visual predators on nest
success and nest-site selection of waterfowl in
North Dakota
Jennifer Borgo M.S. (2004) Reducing southern flying squirrel use of red-
cockaded woodpecker cavities
Dylan Brown M.S. (2009) Effects of coyote removal on pronghorn and mule
deer populations in Wyoming
Joseph Caudell M.S. (2000) Pathiophysiology and predation of brown tree
snakes in Australia.
Joseph Caudell Ph.D. (2001) Biology and management of eared grebes on the
Great Salt Lake, Utah.
Stacey Coggins M.S. (2004) Effects of pocket gophers on aspen regeneration and
herbaceous vegetation in Utah.
Kimberly Curtis M.S. (1998) Use of pulegone to reduce mammalian
predation on eggs of ground-nesting birds.
Jonathan Dinkins Ph.D. (2013) Common raven densities and greater sage-grouse
nesting success in southern Wyoming: potential
conservation and management implications.
Rebekah Dritz M.S. (2010) Influence of landscape and weather on foraging by
olfactory meso-predators in Utah.
Maureen Frank Ph.D. (2016) Migratory waterbird ecology at a critical staging
area, Great Salt Lake, Utah.
Nicki Frey M.S. (2001) Effect of predator removal on ring-necked pheasant
populations in Utah.
Nicki Frey Ph.D. (2005) Habitat use and movements of predator on a
managed waterfowl refuge.
Jonathan Fusaro M.S. (2014) Estimating baseline population parameters of urban
and wildland black bear populations using a DNA-
based capture-mark-recapture approach in Mono
County, California.
Allen Gosser M.S. (1997) Nesting and brood-rearing behavior of urban
Canada geese in southern New England.
Maureen Frank Ph.D. (2017) Migratory waterbird ecology at a critical staging
area, Great Salt Lake, Utah.
Michael Haney M.S. (2011) Ungulate damage to safflower in Utah.
Justin Harrington M.S. (2005) Characteristics of ungulate behavior and mortality
associated with wire fences.
Suzanne Hoover M.S. (1996) Effectiveness of volatile trigeminal irritants at
reducing egg consumption by mammalian predators:
an experimental analysis.
Heather Keough Ph.D. (2006) Factors influencing breeding ferruginous hawks in
the Uintah Basin, Utah.
Jaime Jimenez1 Ph.D. (1999) Nest success of dabbling ducks in a human-
modified environment: the effects of patch size and
predator behavior.
Michael Linnell M.S. (1995) Assessment of factors contributing to bird-aircraft
collisions at a tropical airport and methods of
prevention.
Scott Mabray M.S. (2015) Mircohabitat selection by greater sage-grouse hens
in southern Wyoming.
Lauren Mastro M.S. (2007) Deer-vehicle collisions prevention techniques and
factors influencing a motorist’s ability to detect deer
at night.
Mark McClure Ph.D. (2001) Energy, fractal movement patterns, and scale-
dependent habitat relationships of urban and rural
mule deer.
Don McIvor M.S. (1993) Incidence and perceptions of sandhill crane crop
depredation.
Paul Meyers2 M.S. (1994) Assessing mourning dove population declines:
changes in nesting dynamics and the role of perch
sites.
William Ostrand2 M.S. (1994) Disease and habitat change as factors associated
with mourning dove population decline.
Brian Palmer M.S. (2009) Predation on domestic sheep on summer range lands
in southwestern Utah.
Luke Peebles M.S. (2016) Winter ecology of common ravens in southern
Wyoming and the effects of raven removal on
greater sage-grouse populations.
William Pitt M.S. (1995) Evaluation of wildlife depredation at fish hatcheries
in the Intermountain West.
Anthony Roberts Ph.D. (2013) Wintering waterbird ecology on the Great Salt Lake,
Utah, and interactions with commercial harvest of
brine shrimp cysts.
Josh Vest Ph.D. (2013) Wintering ecology of waterfowl on the Great Salt
Lake, Utah.
Kimberly Wagner Ph.D. (1997) Evaluation of a preventative program to reduce
coyote predation on sheep.
Kristi Wise3 M.S. (1996) Response of captive coyotes to the starling
distress call: testing the startle-predator and
predator-attraction hypotheses.
Trixie Wolf M.S. (2003) Impact of feral hogs of the environment.
Doris Zemlicka M.S. (1995) Seasonal variation in the behavior of sterile and
non-sterile coyotes.
1Dr. Raymond Dueser and I were co-advisors for Jaime Jimenez.
2Dr. John Bissonette and I were co-advisors for William Ostrand and Paul Meyers. 3Dr. Frederick Knowlton and I were co-advisors for Kristi Wise.
CURRENT SERVICE TO USU
Editor, Berryman Institute Press (2000 to present)
I am the founding editor of the Berryman Institute Press, which publishes books on human-
wildlife conflicts. The Berryman Institute is part of the Wildland Resources Department.
Editor, Monographs of Human-Wildlife Interactions (2005 to present)
I am the founding editor of the peer-reviewed journal: Human-Wildlife Interactions Monographs,
and remain its current editor. The Berryman Institute is part of the Wildland Resources
Department.
Other Current Service to USU
Member, Mark Chynoweth’s Tenure Committee
Reviewer of Grant Proposals, Utah Agriculture Experiment Station
Ombudsman
CURRENT SERVICE TO THE STATE OF UTAH
Board Member, Great Salt Lake Ecology, Technical Advisory Committee.
CURRENT AND PAST SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
Board Member, The Wildlife Society, Wildlife Damage Management Working Group (2014-
2016).
Chair, The Wildlife Society, Aldo Leopold Award Committee (2011-2013) and member (2014-
2015).
Chair, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Task Force on the Impact of
Predation on Avian Recruitment of North American Birds (1995-2001).
Chair, The Wildlife Society, Honorary Membership and Special Recognition Committee (2003-
2004).
Chair, The Wildlife Society, Panel Discussion Committee (2010)
Chair, The Wildlife Society, Forum Committee for the Annual Conference (2010).
Consultant (unpaid) to Iran on their problem of wolves attacking humans (2010).
Editor-in-Chief, Human-Wildlife Interactions (2005-2017)
Editor (Associate), Journal of Wildlife Management (1989-1991).
Editor (Assigning), Conservation Biology (2008-2009).
Editor (Consulting), CRC Press (2016-present)
Editor (Special Topics), Wildlife Society Bulletin (1998-2001).
Member, U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Committee to Establish Best Management
Practices for Raptors (2002–2006).
Member, Denver Wildlife Research Center's Expert Advisory Panel (1992).
Member, National Wildlife Research Center's Research Grade Evaluation Panel (2009).
Member, IUCN Special Survival Commission, Specialist Group on Sustainable Use of Wild
Species (1992-1995).
Member, IUCN Species Survival Commission, Swan Specialist Group (2006-present)
Member, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Ad Hoc Committee on Urban
Canada Geese (1995).
Member, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Wildlife Resources
Committee (2000-2008).
Member, Science Committee, Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society (20127-present).
Member, The Wildlife Society, Publication Committee (1982-1984).
Member, The Wildlife Society, Wildlife Damage Management Working Group (1994-Present).
Member, The Wildlife Society, Caesar Kleberg Award Committee (2008-2009 and 2014-2015).
Member, The Wildlife Society, Publications Advisory Committee (2010-Present)
Member, The Wildlife Society, Annual Conference Planning Committee
Member, The Wildlife Society, Local Planning Committee for the Annual Conference (2010).
Member, The Wildlife Society, Heritage Committee (2010-present).
Member, The Wildlife Society, Publication Committee (1982-1984).
Member, Utah Division of Water Quality’s Science Panel (2006-2008).
Member, Review Panel, U.S.D.A. National Wildlife Research Center (2009).
Member, Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (2006-
2010).
Member, U.S. National Park Service, Technical Science Panel on Management of Canada Geese
(2008-2009).
Outside reviewer for tenure-promotion committees for the University of Wisconsin, University of
Georgia, Idaho State University (2009).
Outside reviewer for tenure-promotion committees for the University of Georgia, Idaho State
(2017).
Panel Reviewer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2007-2010).
President, National Animal Damage Control Association (2000-2004).
President Elect, The Wildlife Society, Wildlife Damage Management Working Group (2016-
present).
Secretary, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Wildlife Damage
Management Policy Committee (1994-1996).
Secretary, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Animal Use Issues Task
Force (2004-2007).
Vice President, The Wildlife Society, Central Mountains and Plains Section (2014-2015).
CURRENT GRANTS FOR WHICH I AM THE PI
1. Eared grebe movements and habitat use on the Great Salt Lake. Utah Division of Wildlife
Resources - $83,775 in 2017 ($418,875 over five years).
2. Protecting ground-nesting birds from olfactory predators. Utah Agricultural Experiment
Station - $9,000 in 2017 ($45,000 over five years).
3. Impact of depredation on sage-grouse in Wyoming.
Wyoming Department of Agriculture/Animal Damage Management Boards - $50,000 in
2017.
Anadarko Petroleum - $9,000 in 2017.
PUBLICATIONS – BOOKS
1. Conover, M. R. 2002. Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Science of Wildlife Damage
Management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 418pp. Winner: Best Book Award—
The Wildlife Society, 2004.
2. deVos, Jr., J. C., M. R., Conover, and N. E. Headrick (editors). 2003. Mule Deer
Conservation: Issues and Management Strategies. Western Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies and the Berryman Institute Press, Utah State University, Logan, Utah,
240pp.
3. Conover, M. R. 2007. Predator-Prey Dynamics: Use of Olfaction. Taylor and Francis, New
York, New York, 250pp.
4. Jenks, J. A., H. S. Cooley, and M. R. Conover (technical editors). 2011. Managing Cougars
in North America. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Berryman
Institute, Logan, Utah 200pp.
5. Conover, M. R. and R. Vail. 2015. Human Diseases from Wildlife. CRC Press. Boca Raton,
Florida. Winner: Best Book Award— The Wildlife Society, 2016.
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
1. Conover, M. R. 1975. Prevention of shell burial as a benefit hermit crabs provide to
their symbionts (Decapoda, Paguridea). Crustaceana 29: 311-313.
2. Conover, M. R. 1976. The influence of some symbionts on the shell-selection behavior
of the hermit crabs, Pagurus pollicarus and Pagurus longicarpus. Animal Behaviour 24:
191-194.
3. Conover, M. R., J. G. Francik, and D. E. Miller. 1977. An experimental evaluation of
aversive conditioning for controlling coyote predation. Journal of Wildlife Management
41: 775-779.
4. Conover, M. R. 1978. The importance of various shell characteristics to the shell-
selection behavior of hermit crabs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and
Ecology. 32: 131-142.
5. Conover, M. R. and D. E. Miller. 1978. The importance of the large chela in the
territorial and pairing behaviour of the snapping shrimp, Alpheus heterochaelis. Marine
Behavior and Physiology 5: 185-192.
6. Conover, M. R. and D. E. Miller. 1978. Acoustical properties of the swoop-and-soar call
of the ring-billed gull. Auk 95: 599-602.
7. Conover, M. R. and D. E. Miller. 1978. Reaction of ring-billed gulls to predators and
human disturbances at their breeding colonies. Colonial Waterbirds 2: 41-47.
8. Conover, M. R. 1979. Effect of gastropod shell characteristics and hermit crabs on shell
eipfauna. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 40: 81-94.
9. Conover, M. R., J. G. Francik, and D. E. Miller. 1979. Aversive conditioning in coyotes:
a response. Journal of Wildlife Management 43: 209-211.
10. Conover, M. R., D. E. Miller, and G. L. Hunt, Jr. 1979. Female-female pairings and
other unusual reproductive associations in ring-billed and California gulls. Auk 96: 6-9.
11. Conover, M. R., B. C. Thompson, R. E. Fitzner, and D. E. Miller. 1979. Increasing
populations of ring-billed and California gulls in the state of Washington. Western Birds
10: 31-36.
12. Miller D. E. and M. R. Conover. 1979. Differential effects of chick vocalizations and
bill-pecking on parental behavior in the ring-billed gull. Auk 96: 284-295.
13. Conover, M. R., F. D. Klopfer, and D. E. Miller. 1980. Stimulus features of chicks and
the other factors evoking parental protective behavior in ring-billed gulls. Animal
Behaviour 28: 29-41.
14. Conover, M. R. and D. E. Miller. 1980. Rictal bristle function in willow flycatcher.
Condor 82: 469-471.
15. Conover, M. R. and D. E. Miller. 1980. Daily activity patterns of breeding ring-billed
and California gulls. Journal of Field Ornithology 51: 329-339.
16. Conover, M. R. and D. O. Conover. 1981. A documented history of ring-billed and
California gull colonies in the western United States. Colonial Waterbirds 4: 37-43.
17. Conover, M. R. and D. E. Miller. 1981. Elicitation of bill-pecking and vocalizations in
ring-billed gull chicks. Behaviour 77: 268-286.
18. Conover, M. R. and J. J. Perito. 1981. Response of starlings to distress calls and
predator models holding conspecific prey. Zeitschrief fur Tierpsychologie 57: 163-172.
19. Conover, M. R. 1982. Behavioral techniques to reduce bird damage to blueberries:
methiocarb and a hawk-kite predator model. Wildlife Society Bulletin 10: 211-216.
20. Conover, M. R. 1983. Recent changes in the ring-billed and California gull populations
in the western United States. Wilson Bulletin 95: 362-383.
21. Conover, M. R. 1983. Female-female pairings in Caspian terns. Condor 55: 346-349.
22. Miller, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 1983. Chick vocal patterns and non-vocal stimulation
as factors instigating parental feeding behaviour in the ring-billed gull. Animal
Behaviour 31: 145-151.
23. Conover, M. R. 1984. Comparative effectiveness of Avitrol, exploders, and hawk-kites
to reduce blackbird damage to corn. Journal of Wildlife Management 48: 109-116.
24. Conover, M. R. 1984. Response of birds to different types of food repellents. Journal of
Applied Ecology 21: 437-443.
25. Conover, M. R. 1984. Frequency, spatial distribution and nest attendants of supernormal
clutches in ring-billed and California gulls. Condor 86: 467-471.
26. Conover, M. R. 1984. Effectiveness of repellents in reducing deer damage in nurseries.
Wildlife Society Bulletin 12: 399-404.
27. Conover, M. R. 1984. Consequences of mate loss in incubating ring-billed and
California gulls. Wilson Bulletin 96: 716-718.
28. Conover, M. R. 1984. Occurrence of supernormal clutches among the Laridae. Wilson
Bulletin 96: 249-267.
29. Conover, M. R. 1984. Using conditioned taste aversions to protect blueberries from
birds: comparison of two carbamate repellents. Applied Animal Behavior Sciences 13:
383-386.
30. Conover, M. R. and G. L. Hunt, Jr. 1984. Experimental evidence that female-female
pairings in gulls result from a shortage of breeding males. Condor 86: 472-476.
31. Conover, M. R. and G. L. Hunt, Jr. 1984. Female-female pairings and skewed sex ratios
in gulls: an historical perspective. Wilson Bulletin 96: 621-625.
32. Conover, M. R. and B. C. Thompson. 1984. Inland nesting by the glaucous-winged gull,
Larus glaucescens. Journal of Field Ornithology 55: 380-382.
33. Conover, M. R. 1985. Protecting vegetables from crows using an animated crow-killing
owl model. Journal of Wildlife Management 49: 643-645.
34. Conover, M. R. 1985. Foreign objects in bird nests. Auk 102: 696-700.
35. Conover, M. R. 1985. Alleviating nuisance Canada goose problems through methiocarb-
induced aversive conditioning. Journal of Wildlife Management 49: 631-636.
36. Conover, M. R. and D. E. Aylor. 1985. A mathematical model to estimate the number of
female-female pairs or other multi-female associations in a population. Journal of Field
Ornithology 56: 125-130.
37. Conover, M. R. and G. G. Chasko. 1985. Nuisance goose problems in the eastern United
States. Wildlife Society Bulletin 13: 228-233.
38. Conover, M. R. 1987. Acquisition of predator information by active and passive
mobbers in ring-billed gull colonies. Behaviour 102: 41-57.
39. Conover, M. R. 1987. Comparison of two repellents for reducing deer damage to
Japanese yews during winter. Wildlife Society Bulletin 15: 265-268.
40. Conover, M. R. 1987. Reducing raccoon and bird damage to small corn plots. Wildlife
Society Bulletin 15: 268-272.
41. Conover, M. R. 1988. Effect of grazing by Canada geese on the winter growth of rye.
Journal of Wildlife Management 52: 76-80.
42. Chasko, G. G. and M. R. Conover. 1988. Urban-suburban Canada geese: too much of a
good thing? Living Bird 7: 8-13.
43. Conover, M. R. and G. L. Hunt, Jr. 1988. Sex ratios of North American gulls
based on museum specimens. Colonial Waterbirds 11: 38-45.
44. Conover, M. R. and G. S. Kania. 1988. Browsing preferences of white-tailed deer for
different ornamental species. Wildlife Society Bulletin 16: 175-179.
45. Conover, M. R. 1989. Can goose damage to grain fields be prevented through
methiocarb-induced aversive conditioning? Wildlife Society Bulletin 17: 172-175.
46. Conover, M. R. 1989. Potential compounds for establishing conditioned taste aversions
in raccoons. Wildlife Society Bulletin 17: 430-435.
47. Conover, M. R. 1989. Parental care in male-female and female-female pairs of ring-
billed gulls. Colonial Waterbirds 12: 148-151.
48. Conover, M. R. 1989. Relationship between characteristics of nurseries and deer
browsing. Wildlife Society Bulletin 17: 414-418.
49. Conover, M. R. 1989. What are males good for? Nature 342: 624-625.
50. Conover, M. R. and R. A. Dolbeer. 1989. Reflecting tapes fail to reduce blackbird
damage to ripening corn fields. Wildlife Society Bulletin 17: 441-443.
51. Conover, M. R. and G. L. Hunt, Jr. 1989. Interpreting the sex ratios of gulls using
museum specimens. Colonial Waterbirds 12: 132-133.
52. Conover, M. R. 1990. Reducing mammalian predation on eggs by using a conditioned
taste aversion to deceive predators. Journal of Wildlife Management 54: 360-365.
53. Swihart, R. K. and M. R. Conover. 1990. Reducing deer damage to yews and apple
trees: testing Big Game RepellentR, Ro-pelR, and soap as repellents. Wildlife Society
Bulletin 18: 156-161.
54. Conover, M. R. 1991. Herbivory by Canada geese: diet selection and effect on lawns.
Ecological Applications 1: 231-236.
55. Conover, M. R. and D. J. Decker. 1991. Wildlife damage to crops: perceptions of
agricultural and wildlife professionals in 1957 and 1987. Wildlife Society Bulletin 19:
46-52.
56. Conover, M. R. and G. S. Kania. 1991. Characteristics of feeding sites used by urban-
suburban flocks of Canada geese in Connecticut. Wildlife Society Bulletin 19: 36-38.
57. Kania, G. S. and M. R. Conover. 1991. How government wildlife agencies should
respond to local ordinances that pass anti-hunting legislation. Wildlife Society Bulletin
19: 224-225.
58. Swihart, R. K. and M. R. Conover. 1991. Responses of woodchucks to potential garden
crop repellents. Journal of Wildlife Management 55: 177-181.
59. Conover, M. R. 1994. Behavioral responses of red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius
phoeniceus) to viewing a conspecific distressed by 4-aminopyridine. Pesticide Science
41: 13-19.
60. Conover, M. R. 1994. Perceptions of grass-roots leaders of the agricultural community
about wildlife damage on their farms and ranches. Wildlife Society Bulletin 22: 94-100.
61. Conover, M. R. 1994. Stimuli eliciting distress calls in adult passerines and response of
predators and birds to their broadcast. Behaviour 131: 19-37.
62. Conover, M. R. and G. S. Kania. 1994. Impact of interspecific aggression and herbivory
by mute swans on native waterfowl and aquatic vegetation in New England. Auk 114:
744-748.
63. Conover, M. R. and K. K. Kessler. 1994. Diminished producer participation in an
aversive conditioning program to reduce coyote predation on sheep. Wildlife Society
Bulletin 22: 229-233.
64. McIvor, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 1994. Perceptions of farmers and non-farmers toward
management of problem wildlife. Wildlife Society Bulletin 22: 212-219.
65. McIvor, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 1994. Impact of greater sandhill cranes foraging on
corn and barley crops. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 49: 233-237.
66. McIvor, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 1994. Habitat preferences and diurnal use among
greater sandhill cranes. Great Basin Naturalist 54: 329-334.
67. Conover, D. O. and M. R. Conover. 1995. The Wildlife Society publications: historical
and current perceptions. Wildlife Society Bulletin 23: 63-65.
68. Conover, M. R., W. C. Pitt, K. K. Kessler, T. J. DuBow, and W. A. Sanborn. 1995.
Review of human injuries, illnesses, and economic losses caused by wildlife in the United
States. Wildlife Society Bulletin 23: 407-414.
69. Ostrand, W. D., J. A. Bissonette, and M. R. Conover. 1995. Trichomoniasis as a factor
in mourning dove population decline in Fillmore, Utah. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 31:
87-89.
70. Conover, M. R. and G. S. Kania. 1996. Annual variation of white-tailed deer damage in
commercial nurseries. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 55: 213-217.
71. Conover, M. R. and T. A. Messmer. 1996. Consequences for captive zebra finches of
consuming tall fescue seeds infected with the endophytic fungus: Acremonium
coenophialum. Auk 113: 492-495.
72. Conover, M. R. and T. A. Messmer. 1996. Feeding preferences and changes in mass of
Canada geese grazing endophyte-infected tall fescue. Condor 98: 859-862.
73. Linnell, M. A., M. R. Conover, and T. J. Ohashi. 1996. Analysis of bird strikes at a
tropical airport. Journal of Wildlife Management 60: 935-945.
74. Pitt, W. C. and M. R. Conover. 1996. Predation at Intermountain West fish hatcheries.
Journal of Wildlife Management 60: 616-624.
75. Ostrand, W. D., J. A. Bissonette, and M. R. Conover. 1996. Selection of foraging habitat
by mourning doves: a structural approach. Journal of Field Ornithology 67: 691-697.
76. Conover, M. R. 1997. Monetary and intangible valuation of deer in the United States.
Wildlife Society Bulletin 25: 298-305. This article was featured on the cover.
77. Conover, M. R. 1997. Wildlife management by metropolitan residents in the United
States: practices, perceptions, costs, and values. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25: 306-311.
77. Conover, M. R. and T. J. DuBow. 1997. Alligator attacks on humans in the United
States. Herpetological Review 28: 120-124.
78. Hoover, S. H. and M. R. Conover. 1997. Effectiveness of volatile irritants at reducing
consumption of eggs by captive coyotes. Journal of Wildlife Management 62: 399-405.
79. McClure, M. F., J. A. Bissonette, and M. R. Conover. 1997. Range expansion of white-
tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) into urban and agricultural areas of Utah. Great
Basin Naturalist 57: 278-280.
80. Wagner, K. K., R. H. Schmidt, M. R. Conover, and D. D. Austin. 1997. Compensation
programs for wildlife damage in North America. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25: 312-319.
81. Conover, M. R. 1998. Impact of consuming tall fescue leaves containing the endophytic
fungus, Acremonium coenophialum on meadow voles. Journal of Mammalogy 79: 457-
463.
82. Conover, M. R. 1998. Perceptions of American agricultural producers about wildlife on
their farms and ranches. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26: 597-604.
83. Ostrand, W. D., P. M. Meyers, J A. Bissonette, and M. R. Conover. 1998. Changes in
land use as a possible factor in mourning dove population decline in central Utah.
Journal of Field Ornithology 69: 192-200.
84. Pitt, W. C., D. A. Beauchamp, and M. R. Conover. 1998. Evaluation of bioenergetic
models for predicting great blue heron consumption of rainbow trout at hatcheries. North
American Journal of Fisheries Management 18: 52-65.
85. Conover, M. R. 1999. Can waterfowl be taught to avoid food handouts through
conditioned food aversions. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27: 160-166. This article was
featured on the cover.
86. Conover, M. R. and G. S. Kania. 1999. Reproductive success of the exotic mute swans
in Connecticut. Auk 116: 1127-1131.
87. Gosser, A. L. and M. R. Conover. 1999. Will the availability of insular nesting sites
limit reproduction in urban Canada Goose populations? Journal of Wildlife Management
63: 369-373.
88. Linnell, M. A. and Conover, M. R. 1999. Biases in bird strike statistics based on pilot
reports. Journal of Wildlife Management 63: 997-1003.
89. Wagner, K. K. and M. R. Conover. 1999. Effect of preventive coyote hunting on sheep
losses to coyote predation. Journal of Wildlife Management 63: 606-612.
90. Wagner, K. K. and M. R. Conover, 1999. Impact of snowfall on the Utah preventive
aerial hunting program. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27: 943-945.
91. Wise, K. K., F. K. Knowlton, and M. R. Conover. 1999. Response of coyotes to avian
distress calls: testing the startle-predator and predator-attraction hypotheses. Behaviour
136: 935-949.
92. Gosser, A. L. and M. R. Conover. 2000. Does climate or habitat affect the frequency of
cooperative brood-rearing in Canada geese? Ethology 106: 235-246.
93. Hoover, S. E. and M. R. Conover. 2000. Using eggs containing an irritating odor to
teach mammalian predators to stop depredating eggs. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28: 84-
89.
94. Conover, M. R., J. A., Reese, and A. D. Brown. 2000. Costs and benefits of subadult
plumage in mute swans: testing hypotheses for the evolution of delayed plumage
maturation. American Naturalist 156: 193-200.
95. Conover, M. R. 2001. Effect of hunting and trapping on wildlife damage. Wildlife
Society Bulletin 29: 521-532.
96. Conover, M. R. and D. O. Conover. 2001. For whom do we manage wildlife: the
resource, society, or future generations? Wildlife Society Bulletin 29: 675-679.
97. Jimenez, J. E. and M. R. Conover. 2001. Ecological approaches to reduce predation on
ground-nesting gamebirds and their nests. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29: 62-69. This
article was featured on the cover.
98. Caudell, J. N., M. R. Conover, and J. Whittier. 2002. Predation of brown tree snakes
(Boiga irregularis) in Australia. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 49:
107-111.
99. Caudell, J. N., J. Whittier, and M. R. Conover. 2002. The effects of haemogregarine-like
parasite on brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) and slatey-grey snakes (Stegonotus
cucullatus) in Queensland, Australia. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
49: 113-119.
100. Conover, M. R. 2003. Impact of consumption of endophyte-infected perennial ryegrass
on meadow voles. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 97: 199-203.
101. Conover, M. R. 2003. Impact of consuming tall fescue seeds infected with the
endophytic fungus, Neotyphodium coenophialum, on reproduction of chickens.
Theriogenology 59: 1313-1323.
102. Conover, M. R. and D. O. Conover. 2003. Unrecognized values of wildlife and the
consequences of ignoring them. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31: 843-848.
103. Conover, M. R. and K. S. Lyons. 2003. Reducing or delaying egg depredation by
punishing free-ranging predators for opening eggs. Applied Animal Behavioral Sciences
83: 177-185.
104. Frey, S. N., M. R. Conover, J. S. Borgo, and T. A. Messmer. 2003. Factors influencing
pheasant hunter harvest and satisfaction. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 8: 275-284.
105. Frey, S. N., S. Majors, M. R. Conover, T. A. Messmer, and D. L. Mitchell. 2003. Effect
of predator control on ring-necked pheasant populations. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:
727-735.
106. Coggins, S. T. and M. R. Conover. 2005. Effects of pocket gophers on aspen
regeneration. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:752-759.
107. Coggins, S. T. and M. R. Conover. 2005. Effects of pocket gophers on herbaceous
vegetation in aspen meadows. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 1210-1215.
108. Conover, M. R., R. L. King Jr., J. E. Jimenez, and T. A. Messmer. 2005. Evaluation of
supplemental feeding to reduce predation of duck nests in North Dakota. Wildlife
Society Bulletin 33: 1330-1334
109. Conover, M. R. and K. S. Lyons. 2005. Will free-ranging predators stop depredating
untreated eggs in pulegone-scented gull nests after exposure to pulegone-injected eggs?
Applied Animal Behavior Science 93: 135-145.
110. McClure, M. F., J. A. Bissonette, and M. R. Conover. 2005. Migratory strategies, fawn
recruitment, and winter habitat use by urban and rural mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus).
European Journal of Wildlife Research 51: 170-177.
111. Meyers, P. M., M. R. Conover, and J. A. Bissonette. 2005. Effect of perch sites on
mourning dove nest distribution. Western North American Naturalist 65: 64-69.
112. Borgo, J. S., L. M. Conners, and M. R. Conover. 2006. Role of predator odor in roost site
selection of southern flying squirrels. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 144-149.
113. Borgo, J. S., M. R. Conover, and M. Conners. 2006. Nest boxes reduce flying squirrel
use of red-cockaded woodpecker cavities. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 171-176.
114. Caudell, J. N. and M. R. Conover. 2006. Behavioral and physiological responses of
eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) to variations in brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana)
densities. Western North American Naturalist 66: 12-22.
115. Caudell, J. N. and M. R. Conover. 2006. Energy content and digestibility of brine shrimp
(Artemia franciscana) and other prey items of eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) on the
Great Salt Lake, Utah. Biological Conservation 130: 251-254.
116. Frey, S. N. and M. R. Conover. 2006. Habitat use by meso-predators in a corridor
environment. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: 1111-1118.
117. Harrington, P. M. and M. R. Conover. 2006. Characteristics of ungulate behavior and
mortality associated with wire fences. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 1295-1305. This
article was featured on the cover.
118. Meyers, P. M., W. D. Ostrand, M. R. Conover, and J. A. Bissonette. 2006. Assessing
differences in mourning dove Zenaida macroura marginella nesting activity after 40
years. Wildlife Biology 12: 171-178.
119. Caudell, J. N. and M. R. Conover. 2007. Drive-by nesting: a technique for capturing
grebes and other diving waterfowl. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1: 35-38.
120. Conover, M. R. 2007. Longtime coming. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1: 1-2.
121. Conover, M. R. 2007. America’s first feral hog war. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1: 129-
131. This article was featured on the cover.
122. Conover, M. R. and R. A. Dolbeer. 2007. Use of decoy traps to protect blueberries from
juvenile European starlings. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1: 265-270.
123. Frey, S. N. and M. R. Conover. 2007. Influence of population reduction on predator
home range size and spatial overlap. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 303-309.
124. Frey, S. N., M. R. Conover, and G. Cook. 2007. Successful use of neck snares to live-
capture red foxes. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1: 21-23. This article was featured on the
cover.
125. Harrington. J. L. and M. R. Conover. 2007. Does removing coyotes for livestock
protection benefit free-ranging ungulates? Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 1555-
1560.
126. Brown, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 2008. How people should respond when encountering
a large carnivore: opinions of wildlife professionals. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 2: 194-
199.
127. Conover, M. R. 2008. Safe driving suggestions for deer country. Human-Wildlife
Conflicts 2:1-2.
128. Conover, M. R. 2008. Why are so many people attacked by predators? Human-Wildlife
Conflicts 2: 139-141.
129. Mastro, L. L., M. R. Conover, and S. N. Frey. 2008. Deer-vehicle collision prevention
techniques. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 2: 80-92. This article was featured on the cover.
130. Borgo, J. S. and M. R. Conover. 2009. A device to record the specific time an artificial
nest is depredated. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3: 88-92.
131. Conover, M. R. 2009. Exotic species and monkey paws. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3:
1-3.
132. Conover, M. R. 2009. The cost of fear. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3: 154-155.
133. Conover, M. R. 2009. Gang brooding in Canada geese: role of parental condition and
experience. Condor 111: 276-282.
134. Conover, M. R. and J. Borgo. 2009. Do sharp-tailed grouse select loafing sites to avoid
visual or olfactory predators? Journal of Wildlife Management 73: 242-247.
135. Conover, M. R., and J. N. Caudell. 2009. Energy budgets of eared grebes on the Great
Salt Lake and implications for harvest of brine shrimp. Journal of Wildlife Management
73: 1134-1139.
136. Conover, M. R. and J. L. Vest. 2009. Concentrations of selenium and mercury in eared
grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) from Utah’s Great Salt Lake, USA. Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry 28: 1319-1323.
137. Conover, M. R. and J. L. Vest. 2009. Selenium and mercury concentrations in California
gulls breeding on the Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry 28: 324-329.
138. Linnell, M. A., M. R. Conover, and T. J. Ohashi. 2009. Using wedelia as ground cover
on tropical airports can reduce bird activity. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3: 223-233.
139. Vest, J. L., M. R. Conover, C. Perschon, J. Luft, and J. O. Hall. 2009. Trace element
concentrations in wintering waterfowl from the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Archives of
Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 56: 302-316.
140. Borgo, J. S., M. R. Conover, and L. M. Conner. 2010. Flying squirrel removal does not
reduce their use of simulated red-cockaded woodpecker nest clusters. Southeastern
Naturalist 9:813-820.
141. Conover, M. R., J. S. Borgo, R. E. Dritz, J. B. Dinkins, and D. K. Dahlgren. 2010.
Greater sage-grouse select nest sites to avoid visual predators but not olfactory predators.
Condor 112: 331-336.
142. Frey, S.N. and M. R. Conover. 2010. Impact of waterfowl hunters on movements of
raccoons. Human-Wildlife Interactions 4: 9-102.
143. Mastro, L. L., M. R. Conover, and S. N. Frey. 2010. Factors influencing a motorist’s
ability to detect deer at night. Landscape and Urban Planning 94: 250-254.
144. Palmer, B. C., M. R. Conover, and S. N. Frey. 2010. Replication of a 1970s study on
domestic sheep losses to predators on Utah’s summer rangelands. Rangeland Ecology
and Management 63: 689-695. This article was featured on the cover.
145. Vest, J. L. and M. R. Conover. 2011. Food habits of wintering waterfowl on the Great
Salt Lake, Utah. Waterbirds 34: 40-50.
146. Brown, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 2011. Effects of large-scale removal of coyotes on
pronghorn and mule deer productivity and abundance. Journal of Wildlife Management
75: 876-882.
147. Conover, M. R. 2012. Population growth and movements of Canada geese in New
Haven, Connecticut during a 25-year history. Waterbirds 34: 412-421.
148. Conover, M. R. 2012. Delayed nesting by female Canada geese (Branta canadensis):
benefits and costs. Auk 129: 140-146.
149. Kirol, C. P., J. L. Beck, J. B. Dinkins, and M. R. Conover. 2012. Microhabitat selection
for nesting and brood-rearing by the greater sage-grouse in xeric big sagebrush. Condor
114: 75-89.
150. Ruzicka, R. L. and M. R. Conover. 2012. Does weather or site characteristics influence
the ability of ability of scavengers to locate food? Ethology 118: 187-196.
151. Ruzicka, R. L. and M. R. Conover. 2012. Influence of landscape and weather on
foraging by olfactory meso-predators. Canadian Field-Naturalist 125: 132-139.
152. Dinkins, J. B., M. R. Conover, C. P. Kirol, and J. L. Beck. 2012. Greater sage-grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus) select nest sites and brood sites away from avian predators.
Auk 129: 600-610.
153. Keough, H. L. and M. R. Conover. 2012. Breeding-site selection by ferruginous hawks
within Utah’s Uintah Basin. Journal of Raptor Research 46: 378-388.
154. Conover, M. R. 2013. Effects of increasing age on fecundity of old-aged Canada geese
(Branta canadensis). Waterbirds 36: 378-384.
155. Haney, M. J. and Conover, M. R. 2013. Ungulate damage to safflower in Utah. Journal
of Wildlife Management 77:282–289.
156. Ward, J. M. and M. R. Conover. 2013. Survival of juvenile ferruginous hawks in Utah.
Journal of Raptor Research 47: 31-40.
157. Roberts, A. J., M. R. Conover, J. Luft, and J. Neill. 2013. Population fluctuations and
distribution of staging eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) in North America. Canadian
Journal of Zoology 91: 906-913.
158. Dinkins, J. B., M. R. Conover, and S. T. Mabray. 2014. Do artificial nests stimulate nest
success of greater-sage-grouse? Human-Wildlife Interactions 7: 299-312.
159. Dinkins, J. B., M. R. Conover, C. P. Kirol, J. L. Beck, and S. N. Frey. 2014. Greater
sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) hen survival: effects of raptors, anthropogenic
and landscape features, and hen behavior. Canadian Journal of Zoology 92: 319-330.
160. Dinkins, J. B., M. R. Conover, C. P. Kirol, J. L. Beck, and S. N. Frey. 2014. Greater
sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) select habitat based on avian predators,
landscape composition, and anthropogenic features. Condor 116: 629-642.
161. Roberts, A. J. and M. R. Conover. 2014. Diet and body mass of ducks in the presence of
commercial harvest of brine shrimp cysts in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Journal of
Wildlife Management 78: 1197-1205.
162. Roberts, A. J., M. R. Conover, and J. L. Fusaro. 2014. Factors influencing mortality of
Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) during a mass downing. Wilson Journal of
Ornithology 126: 584-591.
163. Roberts, A. J. and M. R. Conover. 2014. Role of benthic substrate in waterfowl
distribution on Great Salt Lake. Waterbirds 37: 298-306.
164. Borgo, J. S. and M. R. Conover. 2015. Spatio-temporal patterns in the depredation of
waterfowl nests in the Prairie Potholes region, USA. Waterbirds 38: 133-142.
165. Conover, M. R., J. B. Dinkins, and R. E. Ruzicka. 2015. Consequences of hunter
harvest, winter weather, and increasing population size on survival of non-migratory
Canada geese in Connecticut. Journal of Wildlife Management 79: 1239-1245.
166. Frank, M. and M. R. Conover. 2015. Thank goodness they got all the dragons: wildlife
damage management through the ages. Human-Wildlife Interactions. 9: 156-162.
167. Keough, H. L., M. R. Conover, and A. J. Robert. 2015. Factors influencing nesting
success of ferruginous hawks in the Uintah Basin, Utah. Journal of Raptor Research 49:
161-173.
168. Mabray, S. T. and M. R. Conover. 2015. Microhabitat selection by greater sage-grouse
hens during brood rearing. Human-Wildlife Interactions 9: 219-228.
169. Roberts, A. J. and M. R. Conover. 2015. Breeding origins of northern shovelers (Anas
clypeata) wintering on the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:
233-238.
170. Borgo, J. S., and M. R. Conover. 2016. Influence of shelterbelts on success and density
of waterfowl nests within the Prairie Pothole Region of North America. Waterbirds
39:74-79.
171. Borgo, J. S. and M. R. Conover. 2016. Visual and olfactory concealment of duck nests:
influence on nest site selection and success. Human-Wildlife Interactions 10: 110-121.
172. Conover, M. R., and A. J. Roberts. 2016. Declining populations of greater sage-grouse:
where and why. Human-Wildlife Interactions 10: 217-229.
173. Dinkins, J. B., M. R. Conover, C. P. Kirol. J. L. Beck, and S. N. Frey. 2016. Effects of
common raven and coyote removal and temporal variation in climate on greater sage-
grouse nesting success. Biological Conservation 202:50–58.
174. Dinkins J.B., K. T. Smith, J. L. Beck, C. P. Kirol, A. C. Pratt, and M. R. Conover. 2016.
Microhabitat conditions in Wyoming’s Sage-grouse Core Areas: effects on nest site
selection and success. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0150798.
175. Peebles, L. W., and M. R. Conover. 2016. Effectiveness of the toxicant DRC-1339 in
reducing populations of common ravens in Wyoming. Wildlife Society Bulletin 40: 281-
287.
176. Roberts, A. J. and M. R. Conover. 2016. Nutrient recycling in the Great Salt Lake.
Western North American Naturalist. 76: 281-286.
177. Roberts, A. J., M. R. Conover, and J. L. Vest. 2016. Environmental influences on
wintering duck abundance and distribution at Great Salt Lake, Utah. Western North
American Naturalist. 76: 18-26.
178. Conover, M. R., and A. J. Roberts. 2017. Predators, predator removal, and sage-grouse: a
review. Journal of Wildlife Management 81: 7-15. Invited paper.
179. Frank, M., and M. R. Conover. 2017. Weather and prey availability affect the timing of
fall migration of eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) from Great Salt Lake. Wilson
Bulletin of Ornithology 129: 98-111.
180. Fusaro, J. L., M. M. Conner, M. R. Conover, T. J. Taylor, and M. W. Kenyon Jr. 2017.
Best management practices in counting urban black bears. Human-Wildlife Interactions
11:64-77.
181. Fusaro, J. L., M. M. Conner, M. R. Conover, T. J. Taylor, M. W. Kenyon Jr., J. Sherman,
and H. B. Ernest. 2017. Comparing urban and wildland bear densities with a DNA-
based capture-mark-recapture approach. Human-Wildlife Interactions 11:50-63.
182. Peebles, L. W. and M. R. Conover. 2017. Sage-grouse numbers rise following raven
removal or an increase in precipitation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41: 471-478.
183. Peebles, L. W., and M. R. Conover. 2017. Winter ecology and spring dispersal of
common ravens in Wyoming. Western North American Naturalist 77:293-308.
184. Conover, M. R., and J. B. Dinkins. 2018. Divorce in Canada geese: frequency, causes,
and consequences. Canadian Field Naturalist. In press.
185. Conover, M. R., K. B. Hulvey, M. L. Monroe, and C. B. Fitzgerald. 2018. Susceptibility
of spring-flowering garden plants to herbivory by mule deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
In press.
186. Dinkins J. B., K. Lawson, K. T. Smith, J. L. Beck, C. P. Kirol, A. C. Pratt, M. R.
Conover, and F. Blomquist. 2018. Quantifying overlap and fitness consequences of
migration strategy with season habitat use and a conservation policy. Ecosphere
8(11):e01991. 10.1002/ecs2.1991.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. McIvor, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 1994. Canada goose, Branta canadensis. Pages
68–69 in L. R. Bevier, ed., Atlas of Bird Breeding of Connecticut. State Geological and
Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin, Hartford.
2. Conover, M. R. 1995. What is the urban deer problem and where did it come from?
Pages 11–18 in J. McAninch, ed., Urban Deer: A Manageable Resource? North Central
Section of the Wildlife Society.
3. Conover, M. R. 1997. Behavioral principles governing conditioned food aversions based
on deception. Pages 29–42 in R. Mason, ed., Repellents in Wildlife Management.
Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
4. El Hani, A. and M. R. Conover. 1997. Comparative analysis of deer repellents. Pages
147–156 in R. Mason, ed., Repellents in Wildlife Management. Colorado State
University, Fort Collins.
5. Conover, M. R. 1999. Reproductive biology of a population of urban-suburban Canada
geese. Pages 67–70 in D. H. Rusch, M. D. Samuel, D. D. Humburg, and B. D. Sullivan,
eds., Biology and Management of Canada Geese. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
6. Conover, M. R. and T. A. Messmer. 2001. Wildlife and rural landowners. Pages 243–268
in Decker, D. J., T. L. Brown, and W. F. Siemer, eds., Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Management in North America. The Wildlife Society. Bethesda, Maryland.
7. Conover, M. R., and N. H. McCoy. 2003. Positive and negative values of blackbirds.
Pages 17–20 in S. M. Linz, ed., Management of North American Blackbirds. National
Wildlife Research Center. Fort Collins, Colorado.
8. Conover, M. R. 2011. Impacts of deer on society. Pages 399–407 in D. Hewitt, ed.
Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
9. Conover, M. R. and J. B. Dinkins. 2012. Human dimensions of abundant wildlife
management. Pages 177–188 in D. Decker, S. Riley, and B. Siemer, eds. Human
Dimensions of Wildlife Management. The Wildlife Society and John Hopkins University,
Bethesda, Maryland.
10. Conover, M. R., J. B. Dinkins, and M. J. Haney. 2014. Impacts of weather and accidents
on wildlife. Pages 144-155 in P. R. Krausman, and J W. Cain III, eds. Wildlife
Management and Conservation: Contempory Principles and Practices. The Wildlife
Society and John Hopkins University Press, Bethesda, Maryland.
11. Lewis, R. J., and M. R. Conover. 2017. Feeding a hungry world: threats to agriculture by
invasive vertebrate species in the United States. Pages 99-105 in W. C. Pitt, J. C.
Beasley, and G. W.Witner, eds. Ecology and Management of Terrestrial Vertebrate
Invasive Species in the United States. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida.
PUBLICATIONS IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS
1. Conover, M. R. 1980. Response of birds to predator models. Proceedings Bird Control
Seminar 8: 16-24.
2. Conover, M. R. 1982. Evaluation of different behavioral techniques to reduce wildlife
damage. Pages 332-334. In L. Nelson and J. M. Peek, eds., Wildlife-Livestock
Relationships Symposium, University of Idaho, Forestry Wildlife Experiment Station,
Moscow.
3. Conover, M. R. 1984. Swarms of pole-bound hawk-kites failed to protect cornfields
from blackbirds. Proceedings Bird Control Seminar 9: 85-90.
4. Conover, D. O. and M. R. Conover. 1988. Wildlife management in colonial Connecticut
and New Haven during their first century: 1636-1736. Transactions of the Northeastern
Section of the Wildlife Society 44: 1-7.
5. Conover, M. R. 1988. Urban-suburban Canada geese: an example of short-sighted
management? Proceedings of the Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference 3:346.
6. Conover, D. O. and M. R. Conover. 1989. Wildlife management by the Puritans.
Massachusetts Wildlife 39: 2-8.
7. Conover, M. R., R. D. Dueser, F. F. Knowlton, and J. A. Chapman. 1991. Utah State
University's Academic Program in Wildlife Damage Management. Proceedings of the
Great Plains Animal Damage Control Workshop 10: 149-152.
8. Conover, M. R. 1992. Ecological approaches to managing problems caused by urban
Canada geese. Vertebrate Pest Conference 14: 110-111.
9. Conover, M. R. 1992. Synopsis of a class on the principles of wildlife damage.
Proceedings of the Eastern Wildlife Damage Conference 5: 155-156.
10. McIvor, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 1992. Sandhill crane habitat use in Northeastern Utah
and Southwestern Wyoming. Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop 6: 81-
84.
11. Schmidt, R. H., M. R. Conover, R. D. Dueser, F. F. Knowlton, and T. A. Messmer. 1992.
Training tomorrow's specialists in wildlife damage management. Proceedings of the
Eastern Wildlife Damage Conference 5: 216-217.
12. Conover, M. R. 1993. Overview of agency/organizational roles and perspectives
concerning the endangered species and "pesticide" protection programs. Proceedings of
the Endangered Species--Pesticide Symposium, Great Plains Agriculture Council
Publication 148: 1-2.
13. Conover, M. R. and D. E. McIvor. 1993. Exotic species in urban environments: lessons
from New England's mute swans. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and
Natural Resource Conference 58: 87-91.
14. Schmidt, R. H. and M. R. Conover. 1993. Utah State University's Berryman Institute for
Wildlife Damage Management. Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop 11:
209-211.
15. Conover, M. R. 1994. How birds interpret distress calls: implications for applied uses of
distress call playbacks. Vertebrate Pest Conference 16: 233-235.
16. De Liberto, T. J., E. M. Gese, F. F. Knowlton, J. R. Mason, M. R. Conover, L. Miller, R.
H. Schmidt, and M. K. Holland. 1998. Fertility control in coyotes. Vertebrate Pest
Conference 18: 144-149.
17. McClure, M. F., M. R. Conover, and J. A. Bissonette. 1999. City deer versus urban deer.
Fair Chase 14: 23-27.
18. Messmer, T. A., and M. R. Conover. 2000. Academic response to the needs of natural
resource agencies: a case study involving human/wildlife conflicts. Transactions of the
North American Wildlife and Natural Resource Conference 65: 578-590.
19. Sullivan, T., T. A. Messmer, and M. R. Conover. 2000. State wildlife agency responses
in wildlife-highway conflicts: who is doing what? Pages 91-98. In T. A. Messmer and
B. West eds. Wildlife and Highways. The Wildlife Society and Jack H. Berryman
Institute, Logan, Utah.
20. Seng, P. T., D. J. Case, M. Conover, D. J. Decker, J. Enck, S. N. Frey, M. Z. Stange, B.
Staton, R. Stedman, C. Thomas, and D. Thorne. 2001. Contributions of hunting to North
American society and culture. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural
Resource Conference 66: 202-231.
21. Conover, M. R. and D. O. Conover. 2003. Tremors from the urbanBwildlife fault line.
Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resource Conference 68: 171-
177.
22. Frey, S. N., and M. R. Conover 2004. Integration of wildlife damage management into
the college curriculum. Proceedings of the Wildlife Damage Management Conference10:
170-173.
23. Conover, M. R. 2007. Longtime coming. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1:1-2.
24. Leopold, B. and M. R. Conover. 2016. Human-wildlife conflicts – the natural resource
issue of the 21st Century. Fair Chase. 32(3): 14–15.
EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS
1. Conover, M. R. 1982. Redesigning the scarecrow to protect crops from birds. Frontiers
of Plant Science 35: 7-8.
2. Conover, M. R. 1985. Manipulating feeding sites reduces damage caused by Canada
geese. Frontiers of Plant Science 37: 1-3.
3. Conover, M. R. 1986. Finding new ways to reduce deer damage to crops. Frontiers of
Plant Science. 38: 3.
4. Swihart, R. K. and M. R. Conover. 1988. Strategies for reducing wildlife damage in
orchards. Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station Bulletin 885, 14pp.
5. McIvor, D. E. and M. R. Conover. 1991. Uninvited guests. American Nurseryman.
174: 177-181.
6. Huxoll, C. M., T. A. Messmer, and M. R. Conover. 1993. Raccoons. Utah State
University Cooperative Extension, Wildlife Damage Management Series, Logan, 4pp.
7. Dustin, K., T. A. Messmer, M. R. Conover, and L. D. Dotson. 1994. Skunks. Utah State
University Cooperative Extension, Wildlife Damage Management Series, Logan, 4 pp.
8. DePaepe, V., T. A. Messmer, M. R. Conover, and B. Blackwell. 1995.
Bats. Utah State University Cooperative Extension, Wildlife Damage Management
Series, Logan, 4 pp.
9. Curtis, K. S., W. C. Pitt, and M. R. Conover. 1996. Overview of techniques for reducing
bird predation at aquaculture facilities. Jack Berryman Institute Publication 12, Utah
State University, Logan, 20 pp.
10. Gosser, A. L., M. R. Conover, and T. A. Messmer. 1997. Managing problems caused by
urban Canada geese. Jack Berryman Institute Publication 14, Utah State University,
Logan, 8 pp.
11. Messmer, T. A., M. R. Conover, R. D. Dueser, P. W. Klimack, and C. E. Dixon. 1997.
A landowner's guide to common North American predators of upland-nesting birds. Jack
Berryman Inst. Publication 13, Utah State University, Logan, 24 pp.
12. Ward, J. M., and M. R. Conover. 2000. Neotropical migrants on Utah’s West Desert.
Jack Berryman Institute Publication 19, Utah State University, Logan, 68 pp.
13. Jimenez, J. E., M. R. Conover, and T. Messmer. 2001. Exclusionary methods to reduce
predation on ground-nesting birds and their nests. Jack Berryman Institute Publication
20, Utah State University, Logan, 12 pp.
14. Wolf, T. L., and M. R. Conover. 2003. Feral pigs and the environment: an annotated
bibliography. Jack Berryman Inst, Publ. 21, Utah State University, Logan; Mississippi
State University, Starkville, 55 pp.
