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Mark H. Sherfy, Ph.D.
Research Wildlife Biologist
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
8711 37th Street Southeast
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Phone: (701) 253-5504
Fax: (701) 253-5553
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Research (Principal Investigator),
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Bounds, D. L., M. H. Sherfy, and T. A. Mollett. 2003. Nutria. Pages 1119-1147 in G. A. Feldhamer, B. C. Thompson, and J. A. Chapman. Wild mammals of North America. Second edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Sherfy, M. H., and R. L. Kirkpatrick. 2003. Invertebrate response to snow goose herbivory on moist-soil vegetation. Wetlands 23:236-249.

Sherfy, M. H., and J. A. Thompson. 2002. Potential risk of aquatic invasive species introductions due to international trade in live bait. Pages 12-15 in Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species in North America: Workshop Proceedings. Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Bounds, D. L., T. A. Mollett, and M. H. Sherfy. 2001. The nutria nuisance in Maryland and the search for solutions. Aquatic Nuisance Species Digest 4:25, 28-31.

Everett, R. A., and M. H. Sherfy. 2001. The Chesapeake Bay: a model for regional approaches to the prevention and control of aquatic non-indigenous species. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 66:611-624.

Sherfy, M. H., R. L. Kirkpatrick, and K. E. Webb, Jr. 2001. Nutritional consequences of gastrolith ingestion in blue-winged teal: a test of the hard-seed-for-grit hypothesis. Journal of Wildlife Management 65:406-414.

Sherfy, M. H., R. L. Kirkpatrick, and K. D. Richkus. 2000. Benthic core sampling and chironomid vertical distribution: implications for assessing shorebird food availability. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:124-130.

Sherfy, M. H., and R. L. Kirkpatrick. 1999. Additional regression equations for predicting seed yield of moist-soil plants. Wetlands 19:709-714.

Sherfy, M. H., R. L. Kirkpatrick, and K. D. Richkus. 1999. Evaluation of a modified activity trap for invertebrate sampling in shallow wetlands. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:997-1003.

Sherfy, M. H. 1997. Working together for sumac recovery. Endangered Species Bulletin 22:20-21.

Sherfy, M. H. and P. J. Pekins. 1995. Influence of wind speed on sage grouse metabolism. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73:749-754.

Sherfy, M. H. and P. J. Pekins. 1994. The influence of season, temperature and absorptive state on sage grouse metabolism. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72:898-903.