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Research
Interests
My research focuses on invasive vertebrate issues and their
effects on ecological and agricultural resources. Currently
I have projects on mongoose, coqui frogs, rodents and invasive
birds. My areas of specialization are in physiological ecology,
theoretical ecology, populations, predator ecology and invasive
species.
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| Pitt, W. C. and G. W. Witmer.
2006. Invasive predators: a synthesis
of the past, present, and future.
In A. Elewa (ed.). Predation in organisms-
A Distinct Phenomenon. Springer Verlag. |
| Pitt, W. C., D. Vice, M. Pitzler.
2005. Challenges of invasive amphibians
and reptiles. In D. L. Nolte and
K. A. Fagerstone (eds.) Proceedings
of the Wildlife Damage Management
Conference 11:112-119. |
| Primus, T., Kohler, D. J.,
Johnston, J. J., Sugihara, R. T.
and W. C. Pitt. 2006. Determination
of Diphacinone Residues in Hawaiian
Invertebrates. Determination of diphacinone
residues in Hawaiian invertebrates.
Journal of Chromatographic Science
44:1-5 |
| Beard, K. H., and W. C. Pitt.
2005. Potential predators of an invasive
frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) in
Hawaii rain forests. Journal of Tropical
Ecology. 22(4):1-3. |
| Beard, K. H., and W. C. Pitt.
2005. Potential consequences of the
coqui frog invasion in Hawaii. Diversity
and Distributions. 11:427-433. |
| Johnston, J. J.,
W. C. Pitt, R. T. Sugihara, J.
D. Eisemann, T.
M.Primus, M. Holmes, J. Crocker,
A. Hart. 2005. Probabilistic risk
assessment for birds, snails and
slugs in diphacinone rodenticide
baited areas on Hawaii, USA. Journal
of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
24:1557-1567. |
| Beard, K. H., and W. C. Pitt.
2005. Potential consequences of the
coqui frog invasion in Hawaii. Diversity
and Distributions. 11:427-433. |
| Pitt,
W.C. and H. Sin. 2004. Testing
citric acid use on plants. Landscape
Hawaii July/August 5/12.. |
| Gondim,
L. F. P., M. M. McAllister, N.
E. Mateus-Pinilla, W. C. Pitt,
L. D. Mech, M. E. Nelson, and M.
S. Lenarz. 2004. Transmission of
Neospora caninum between wild and
domestic animals. Journal of Parasitology.
90(6) 1361-1365. |
| Gondim, L.F.P.,
M. M. McAllister, W. C. Pitt, and
D. E. Zemlicka. 2004.
Coyotes (Canis latrans) are definitive
hosts of Neospora caninum. International
Journal of Parasitology 34:159-161. |
| Pitt, W. C., P.
W. Box, and F. F. Knowlton. 2003.
An individual-based model of canid
populations: modeling territoriality
and social structure. Ecological
Modelling.166:109-121 |
| Green, J. S., F.
F. Knowlton, and W. C. Pitt. 2002.
Reproductive patterns among captive
wild-caught coyotes (Canis latrans).
Journal of Mammalogy 83:501-506. |
| Bodenchuk,
M. R., J. R. Mason, and W. C. Pitt.
2002.
Economics of predation management
in relation to agriculture, wildlife,
and human health and safety. Human
Conflicts with Wildlife: Economic
Considerations, Fort Collins, Colorado. |
| Pitt, W. C. and
M. E. Ritchie. 2002. Influence of
prey distribution on the functional
response of lizards. Oikos 96:157-163. |
| Mason, J. R., W.
C. Pitt, and M. R. Bodenchuk. 2002.
Factors influencing the efficiency
of fixed wing aerial gunning for
coyotes in the western United States.
Journal of Biodeterioration and Biodegredation.
49: 189-197. |
| Pitt, W. C., F.
F. Knowlton, and P. W. Box. 2001.
A new approach to understanding canid
populations using an individual-based
computer model. Endangered Species
Update 18:103-106. |
| Pitt, W. C., A.
Ogawa, F. F. Knowlton, and P. W.
Box. 2001. Evaluating the effects
of management on territorial animals
using Swarm. Pages 36-40 in W. C.
Pitt (editor) Swarmfest 2000, proceedings
of the 4th annual Swarm user group
conference. Natural Resources and
Environmental Issues, Volume VIII,
S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural
Resources Research Library, Logan,
UT. |
| Pitt, W. C. (editor).
2001. Swarmfest 2000, proceedings
of the 4th annual Swarm user group
conference. Natural Resources and
Environmental Issues, Volume VIII,
S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural
Resources Research Library, Logan,
UT. 95 pp. |
| Pitt, W. C. 2001.
Abundance of prairie skinks (Eumeces
septentrionalis) in successional
habitats. American Midland Naturalist
146(1):171-183. |
| Pitt, W. C., A.
Ogawa, F. F. Knowlton, and P. W.
Box. 2000. Evaluation of depredation
management techniques for territorial
animals using a computer model: coyotes
as a case study. Proceedings of Vertebrate
Pest Control Conference. 315-318. |
| Pitt, W. C. 1999.
Interactions among vertebrate predators
and invertebrate prey in a temperate
grassland. PhD. Dissertation. Utah
State University, Logan. 161pp. |
Pitt, W. C. 1999.
Effects of multiple vertebrate predators
on grasshopper behavior.
Evolutionary Ecology, 13(5): 499-515. |
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