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Economic and livestock health impacts of birds on dairies: Evidence from a survey of Washington dairy operators by Elser, Julie L, Adams Progar, Amber L, Steensma, Karen M M, Caskin, Tyler P, Kerr, Susan R, Shwiff, Stephanie A

“…The survey described in this research paper aimed to investigate the economic and health impacts of birds on dairies. Birds are common pests on dairies,…”
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A win–win between farmers and an apex predator: investigating the relationship between bald eagles and dairy farms by Duvall, Ethan S., Schwabe, Emily K., Steensma, Karen M. M.

“…Human–wildlife conflicts on farms and ranches are common and well‐documented, particularly with apex predators. Predation of livestock, for example, can result…”
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Communal oviposition of the Cuban tree snail Polymita muscarum (Gastropoda: Cepolidae) in an agroecosystem by Flores-Ricardo, Libertad A., Gordillo-Pérez, Mario J., Bosch-Diaz, Camila, Steensma, Karen M. M., Reyes-Tur, Bernardo

“…Communal oviposition remains to be convincingly shown in terrestrial gastropods. The present study reports data on communal oviposition of a threatened tree…”
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Life history and habitat requirements of the Oregon forestsnail, Allogona townsendiana (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Polygyridae), in a British Columbia population by Steensma, Karen M.M, Lilley, Patrick L, Zandberg, Heather M

“…Population size, reproductive timing and habitats, seasonal behaviors, and juvenile activity were assessed in a British Columbia population of the endangered…”
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Bird species and abundances in fruit crops and implications for bird management by Hannay, Melissa B., Boulanger, Jason R., Curtis, Paul D., Eaton, Rachael A., Hawes, Benjamin C., Leigh, Deanna K., Rossetti, Cody A., Steensma, Karen M.M., Lindell, Catherine A.

“…Fruit consumption by birds is a costly problem in North America, yet basic information about the species and abundance of fruit-eating birds in fruit crops,…”
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Proportions of bird damage in tree fruits are higher in low-fruit-abundance contexts by Lindell, Catherine A., Steensma, Karen M.M., Curtis, Paul D., Boulanger, Jason R., Carroll, Juliet E., Burrows, Colleen, Lusch, David P., Rothwell, Nikki L., Wieferich, Shayna L., Henrichs, Heidi M., Leigh, Deanna K., Eaton, Rachael A., Linz, George M.

“…Frugivorous birds impose significant costs on tree fruit growers through direct consumption of fruit and grower efforts to manage birds. We documented factors…”
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