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Veterinary Genetics Laboratory
Publications

Hull, J. M., C. A.  Hull, B. N. Sacks, J. P. Smith, H. B. Ernest.  In Press.  Landscape characteristics influence morphological and genetic differentiation in a widespread raptor (Buteo jamaicensis).  Molecular Ecology

Sacks, B. N., and S. Louie.  In Press.  Using the dog genome to find SNPs in red foxes and other distantly related members of the Canidae.  Molecular Ecology Notes

Sacks, B. N., and J. C. C. Neale.  In Press. Coyote abundance, sheep predation, and wild prey correlates illuminate Mediterranean trophic dynamics.  Journal of Wildlife Management.

Perrine, J. D., J. P. Pollinger, B. N. Sacks, R. H. Barrett, and R. K. Wayne.  2007.  Genetic evidence for the persistence of the critically endangered Sierra Nevada red fox in California.  Conservation Genetics 8: 1083-1095.

Neale, J. C. C., B. N. Sacks, and K. M. Blejwas.  2007.  Coyote movements relative to territory boundaries: An experiment in the field.  American Midland Naturalist 158:162–167.

Takekawa, J. Y., B. N. Sacks, I. Woo, M. L. Johnson, and G. D. Wylie.  2006.  Tidal marsh fragmentation and persistence of San Pablo song sparrows (Melospiza melodia samuelis): assessing benefits of wetland restoration in San Francisco Bay.  Studies in Avian Biology 32:238-246.

Sacks, B. N., H. B. Ernest, and E. E. Boydston.  2006.  San Francisco’s Golden Gate: A bridge between historically distinct coyote (Canis latrans) populations?  Western North American Naturalist  66:263-264.

Sacks, B. N., B. R. Mitchell, C. L. Williams, and H. B. Ernest.  2005.  Coyote movements and social structure along a cryptic population genetic subdivision.  Molecular Ecology 14:1241-1249.

Sacks, B. N.  2005.  Reproduction and body condition in California coyotes (Canis latrans)Journal of Mammalogy 86:1036-1041.

Padgett, K. A., S. A. Nadler, L. Munson, B. N. Sacks, and W. M. Boyce.  2005.  Systematics of Mesocestoides (Cestoda: Mesocestoididae): Evaluation of molecular and morphological variation among isolates.  Journal of Parasitology 91:1435-1443.

Foley, J. E., E, V, Queen, B. N. Sacks, P. Foley.  2005.  GIS-facilitated spatial epidemiology of tick-borne diseases of coyotes (Canis latrans) in northern and coastal California.  Comparative Immunology, Microbiology, & Infectious Diseases 28:197-212.

Beldomenico, P. E., B. B. Chomel, J. E. Foley, B. N. Sacks, C. J. Baldi, R. W. Kasten, I. A. Gardner.  2005.  Environmental factors associated with Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii seropositivity in ree-ranging coyotes from northern California.  Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 5:110-119. 

Sacks, B. N., S. K. Brown, and H. B. Ernest.  2004.  Population structure of California coyotes corresponds to habitat-specific breaks and illuminates species history.  Molecular Ecology 13:1265-1275.

Sacks, B. N., B. B. Chomel, and R. W. Kasten.  2004.  Modeling the distribution and abundance of the nonnative parasite, canine Heartworm, in California coyotes.  Oikos 105:415-425.

Sacks, B. N., D. L. Woodward, and A. E. Colwell.  2003.  A long-term study of non-native-heartworm transmission among coyotes in a Mediterranean ecosystem.  Oikos 102:478-490.

Sacks, B.N., and E. P. Caswell-Chen.  2003.  Reconstructing the spread of Dirofilaria immitis in California coyotes.  Journal of Parasitology 89:319-323.

Hoar, B. R., B. B. Chomel, D. L. Rolfe, C. C. Chang, C. L. Fritz, B. N. Sacks, and T. E. Carpenter.  2003.  Spatial analysis of Yersinia pestis and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii seroprevalence in California coyotes (Canis latrans).  Preventive Veterinary Medicine 56:299-311.

Sacks, B.N., B. B. Chomel, R. W. Kasten, C. C. Chang, R. K. Sanders, and S. D. Leterme.  2002.  Validation for use with coyotes (Canis latrans) of a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Dirofilaria immitis. Veterinary Parasitology 109:45-58.

Sacks, B. N., and J. C. C. Neale.  2002.  Foraging strategy of a generalist predator toward special prey: sheep in the coyote diet.  Ecological Applications 12:299-306.

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 66:451-462.

Jaeger, M.M., K.M. Blejwas, B.N. Sacks, J.C.C. Neale, M.C. Conner, and D. R. McCullough.  2001.  Targeting alphas can make coyote control more effective and socially acceptable.  California Agriculture 55:32-36.

Neale, J. C. C., and B. N. Sacks.  2001. Food habits and space use of gray foxes in relation to sympatric coyotes and bobcats.  Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:1794-1800.

Sacks, B. N. and J. C. C. Neale.  2001.  Does paternal care of pups benefit breeding female coyotes (Canis latrans) Southwestern Naturalist 46:121-126.

Neale, J. C. C., and B. N. Sacks.  2001.  Resource utilization and interspecific relations of sympatric bobcats and coyotes.  Oikos 94:236-249. 

Sacks, B. N., and K. M. Blejwas.  2000.  Effects of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) on body condition and activity of free-ranging coyotes (Canis latrans).  Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:1042-1051.

Sacks, B. N., M. M. Jaeger, J. C. C. Neale, and D. R. McCullough.  1999.  Territoriality and breeding status of coyotes relative to predation on sheep.  Journal of Wildlife Management 63:593-605.

Sacks, B. N., K. M. Blejwas, and M. M. Jaeger.  1999.  Relative vulnerability of coyotes to removal methods on a northern California ranch.  Journal of Wildlife Management 63:939-949.

Sacks, B. N.  1998.  Increasing prevalence of heartworm in coyotes from California.   Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34:386-389.

Neale, J. C. C., B. N. Sacks, M. M. Jaeger, and D. R. McCullough.  1998.  A comparison of bobcat and coyote predation on lambs.  Journal of Wildlife Management 62:700-706.

Lynn, S., M. L. Morrison, A. J. Kuenzi, J. C. C. Neale, B. N. Sacks, R. Hamlin, and L. S. Hall.  1998.  Bird use of riparian vegetation along the Truckee River, California and Nevada.  Great Basin Naturalist 58:328-343.

 
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