Michael Conover

Publications | Books

• Conover, M.R, Conover, D.O, (2022). Human-Wildlife Interactions: From Conflict to Cooperation. CRC Press
• Conover, M.R, (2003). Mule Deer Conservation: Issues and Management Strategies. Berryman Institute Press
• Conover, M.R, (2001). Resolving human-wildlife conflicts: the science of wildlife damage management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL

Publications | Book Chapters

• Conover, M.R, (2017). Feeding a hungry world: threats to agriculture: Ecology and Management of Terrestrial Vertebrate Invasive Species in the United States. CRC Press
• Conover, M.R, Dinkins, J.B, Haney, M.J, (2014). Impacts of weather and accidents on wildlife: Wildlife Management and Conservation. The Wildlife Society and John Hopkins University Press
• Conover, M.R, Dinkins, J.B, (2012). Human dimensions of abundant wildlife management: Human dimensions of wildlife management. John Hopkins University Press and The Wildlife Society
• Conover, M.R, Dinkins, J.L, (2011). Impacts of deer on society: Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer. CRC Press
• Conover, M.R, (2003). Positive and Negative Values of Blackbirds. In: Management of North American Blackbirds. G. M. Linz (ed.) *
• Conover, M.R, (2001). Wildlife and Rural Landowners. Pages 243-268 in D. J. Decker, T. L. Brown, and W. F. Siemer (eds). Human Dimension of Wildlife Management in North America. The Wildlife Society
• Conover, M.R, (2000). State wildlife agency responses in wildlife-highway conflicts: who is doing what?. Pages 91-98 in T. A. Messer and B. West (editors), Wildlife and Highways *
• 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
• Conover, M.R, (1998). Behavioral principles governing conditioned food aversions based on deception. In: R. Mason, ed., Repellents in Wildlife Management
• Conover, M.R, (1998). Comparative Analysis of Deer Repellents. Pp. 147-155, In: R. Mason, ed., Repellents in Wildlife Management, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins
• Conover, M.R, (1996). What is the Urban Deer Problem and Where Did it Come From? Urban deer: A manageable resource?. In: J. McAninch (ed.), North Central Section, Wildlife Society

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

• Conover, M.R, Frank, M.G, (2026). Fate of orphans of Canada Geese harvested by hunters in Connecticut USA depends upon which month the parents were killed. Wildlife Biology
• Blanch, A., Conover, M.R, Frey, S., (2025). Competitive interactions among Gymnogyps californianus (California Condor) and other avian scavengers in southern Utah. Ornithology, 142, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/ornithology/ukaf024
• Conover, M.R, Head, L.A, (2025). Fate of orphans of Canada geese harvested by hunters in Connecticut USA depends upon which month the parents were killed. Wildlife Biology, doi: DOI 10.1002/wlb3.01644.
• Blanche, A., Conover, M.R, Frey, S., (2025). Foraging Site Selection of California Condors in the Utah-Arizona Population. Journal of Raptor Research 1.aop (2025)., doi: 1.aop (2025).
• Conover, M.R, Bell, M.E, (2024). Climate extremes in consecutive years impacted number and fate of duck nests on Great Salt Lake Marshes. Ecology and Evolution, 2024:14:e70630, 11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70630
• Conover, M.R, Bell, M.E, Luft, J., (2024). Monthly changes in population size and body composition of eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) on Great Salt Lake, Utah. Western North American Naturalist, 84, 165-174.
• Bell, M.E, Conover, M.R, (2023). Nest success of ground-nesting ducks in the wetlands of Great Salt Lake, Utah. Ecology and Evolution, 13, 1-13. doi: 13:e10384. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10384.
• Bell, M.E, Conover, M.R, (2023). Nest-site selection by cinnamon teal and other ground-nesting ducks in Great Salt Lake marshes. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023:e1427, 1-15. doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1427.
• Frank, M.G, Conover, M.R, (2022). Foraging behavior of red-necked (Phalaropus lobatus) and Wilson's phalaropes on Great Salt Lake, Utah. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 13:3, 1-15. doi: 10.1676/20-00069
• Conover, M.R, Frank, M.G, (2021). Diets of staging phalaropes at Great Salt Lake, Utah.. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 45, 27-35. doi: 10.1002/WSB.1157
• Delahoussaye, L.M, Conover, M.R, (2021). Habitat selection by nesting eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) along Great Salt Lake, Utah. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 132, 388-397.
• Delahoussaye, L.M, Bell, M.E, Conover, M.R, (2021). Nesting status and chronology of eared grebes along Great Salt Lake, Utah. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 45, 282-289. doi: doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1181.
• Conover, M.R, Frank, M.G, (2021). Survival and recruitment among non-migratory Canada geese (Branta canadensis): influence of gosling sex, hatching date, mass at fledging, and family type.. Waterbirds, 43, 299-306.
• Conover, M.R, Dinkins, J.B, (2019). Divorce in Canada geese: frequency, causes, and consequences. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 132, 211-218.
• Frank, M.G, Conover, M.R, (2019). Threatened habitat at Great Salt Lake: importance of shallow-water and brackish habitats to Wilson’s and Red-necked phalaropes. Condor, 121, doi: duz005, https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duz005
• Conover, M.R, Frank, M.G, (2018). Determinants of growth rates and mass of temperate Canada geese goslings. Journal of Wildlife Management, 82, 1161-1168.
• Conover, M.R, Dinkins, J.B, (2018). Divorce in Canada Geese (Branta canadensis): frequency, causes, and consequences. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 132, 211-218.
• Conover, M.R, Butikofer, E., Decker, D.J, (2018). Wildlife damage to crops: Perceptions of agricultural and wildlife leaders in 1957, 1987, and 2017. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 42, 551-558.
• Frank, M., Conover, M.R, (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.
• Peebles, L.W, Conover, M.R, (2017). Winter ecology and spring dispersal of common ravens in Wyoming. Western North American Naturalist, 77, 293-308.
• Conner, M., F., Conover, M.R, T., (2017). Best management practices for counting urban black bears. Journal of Human-Wildlife Interactions, 11, 50-63.
• Conover, M.R, Roberts, A.J, (2016). Declining populations of greater sage-grouse: where and why. . Human-Wildlife Interactions, 10, 217-229.
• Peebles, L.W, Conover, M.R, (2016). Effectiveness of the toxicant DRC-1339 in reducing populations of common ravens in Wyoming. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 40, 281-287.
• Dinkins, J.B, Conover, M.R, Kirol, C.P, Beck, J.L, Frey, S.N, (2016). Effects of common raven and coyote removal and temporal variation in climate on greater sage-grouse nesting success. Biological Conservation, 202, 50-58.
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, Vest, J.L, (2016). Environmental influences on wintering duck abundance and distribution at Great Salt Lake, Utah. Western North American Naturalist, 76, 18-26.
• Borgo, J.S, Conover, M.R, (2016). Influence of shelterbelts on success and density of waterfowl nests within the Prairie Pothole Region of North America. Waterbirds, 39, 74-79.
• Dinkins, J.B, Smith, K.T, Beck, J.L, Kirol, C.P, Pratt, A.C, Conover, M.R, (2016). Microhabitat conditions in Wyoming’s Sage-grouse Core Areas: effects on nest site selection and success.. PLos ONE 11(3), e0150798.
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, (2016). Nutrient recycling in the Great Salt Lake. Western North American Naturalist, 76, 281-286.
• Borgo, J.S, Conover, M.R, (2016). Visual and olfactory concealment of duck nests: influence on nest site selection and success. Human-Wildlife Interactions, 10, 110-121.
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, (2015). Breeding origins of northern shovelers (Anas clypeata) wintering on the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 127, 233-238.
• Conover, M.R, Dinkins, J.B, Ruzicka, R.E, (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.
• Keough, H.L, Conover, M.R, Roberts, A.J, (2015). Factors influencing nesting success of ferruginous hawks in the Uintah Basin, Utah. Journal of Raptor Research, 49, 161-173.
• Mabray, S.T, Conover, M.R, (2015). Microhabitat selection by greater sage-grouse hens during brood rearing. Human-Wildlife Interactions, 9, 219-228.
• Frank, M.G, Conover, M.R, (2015). Thank goodness they got all the dragons: wildlife damage management through the ages. Human-Wildlife Interactions, 9, 156-162.
• Dinkins, J.B, Conover, M.R, Mabray, S.T, (2014). Do artificial nests stimulate nest success of great sage-grouse?. Human-Wildlife Interactions, 7, 299-312.
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, (2014). Factors influencing mortality of eared grebes during a mass downing. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 126, 584-591.
• Dinkins, J.B, Conover, M.R, Kirol, C.P, Beck, J.L, Frey, S.N, (2014). Greater sage-grouse hen survival: effects of raptors, anthropogenic and landscape features, and hen behavior. Condor, 116, 629-642.
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, Luft, J., Neil, J., (2014). Population fluctuations and distribution of staging eared grebes in North America. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 91, 906-913.
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, (2014). Role of benthic substrate in waterfowl distribution on Great Salt Lake. Waterbirds, 37, 298-306.
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, (2013). Eared grebe diets on Great Salt Lake, Utah, and competition with the commercial harvest of brine shrimp cysts. . Journal of Wildlife Management , 77, 1380-1385.
• Conover, M.R, (2013). Effects of increasing age on fecundity of old-aged Canada geese.. Waterbirds, 36, 378-384.
• Ward, J.M, Conover, M.R, (2013). Survival of juvenile ferruginous hawks in Utah.. Journal of Raptor Research, 47, 31-40.
• Keough, H.L, Conover, M.R, (2012). Breeding-site selection by ferruginous hawks within Utah's Uintah Basin.. Journal of Raptor Research, 46, 378-388..
• Conover, M.R, (2012). Delayed nesting by female Canada geese (Branta canadensis): benefits and costs.. Auk, 129, 140-146.
• Ruzicka, R.L, Conover, M.R, (2012). Does weather or site characteristics influence the ability of scavengers to locate food?. Ethology, 118, 187-196.
• Dinkins, J.B, Conover, M.R, Kirol, C.P, Beck, J.L, (2012). Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) select nest sites and brood sites away from avian predators.. Auk, 129, 600-610.
• Conover, M.R, Ruzicka, R.L, (2012). Influence of landscape and weather of foraging by olfactory meso-predators.. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 125, 132-139..
• Kirol, C.P, Beck, J.L, Dinkins, J.B, Conover, M.R, (2012). Microhabitat selection for nesting and brood-rearing by the greater sage-grouse in xeric big sagebrush. Condor, 114, 75-89..
• Conover, M.R, (2012). Population growth and movement of Canada geese in New Haven, Connecticut during a 25-year period. Waterbirds, 34, 412-421.
• Brown, D.E, Conover, M.R, (2011). Effects of large-scale removal of coyotes on pronghorn and mule deer productivity and abundance. Journal of Wildlife Management, 75, 876-882.
• Conover, M.R, Vest, J.L, (2011). Food habits of wintering waterfowl on the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Waterbirds, 34, 40-50.
• Frey, S., Conover, M.R, (2010). Effects of Waterfowl Hunting on Raccoon Movements. Human Wildlife Conflicts Journal, 4, 95-102.
• Mastro, L.L, Conover, M.R, Frey, S., (2010). Factors influencing a motorist's ability to detect deer at night.. Landscape and Urban Planning, 94, 250-254..
• Conover, M.R, Borgo, J.S, Dritz, R.E, Dinkins, J.B, Dahlgren, D., (2010). Greater sage-grouse select nest sites to avoid visual predators but not olfactory predators. The Condor, 112:2, 331–336.
• Conover, M.R, Borgo, J.S, Dritz, R.E, Dinkins, J.B, Dahlgren, D.K, (2010). Greater sage-grouse select nest sites to avoid visual predators but not olfactory predators.. Condor, 112, 331-336..
• Palmer, B.C, Conover, M.R, Frey, S., (2010). Replication of a 1970s study on domestic sheep losses to predators on Utah's summer rangelands.. Rangeland Ecology and Management, 63, 689-695.
• Conover, M.R, (2009). Concentrations of selenium and mercury in eared grebes (Podoiceps nigricollis) from Utah's Great Salt lake, USA.. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28, 1319-1323..
• Conover, M.R, (2009). Do sharp-tailed grouse select loafing sites to avoid visual or olfactory predators?. Journal of Wildlife Management, 73, 242-247..
• Conover, M.R, (2009). Exotic species and monkey paws. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 3, 1-3..
• Conover, M.R, (2009). Gang brooding in Canada geese: role of parental condition and experience.. Condor, 111, 276-282..
• Conover, M.R, (2009). Selenium and mercury concentrations in California gulls breeding on the Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA.. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28, 324-329.
• Conover, M.R, (2009). The cost of fear.. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 3, 154-155..
• Conover, M.R, (2009). Trace element concentrations in wintering waterfowl from the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 56, 302-316..
• Conover, M.R, (2009). Using wedelia as ground cover on tropical airports can reduce bird activity.. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 3, 223-233..
• Conover, M.R, (2008). Deer-vehicle collision prevention techniques.. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 2, 80-92.
• Conover, M.R, (2008). How people should respond when encountering a large carnivore: opinions of wildlife professionals. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 2, 194-199.
• Conover, M.R, (2008). Save driving suggestions for deer country. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 2, 2-Jan.
• Conover, M.R, (2008). Why are so many people attacked by predators?. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 2, 139-140.
• Conover, M.R, (2007). America's first feral hog war.. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 1, 119-131.
• Conover, M.R, (2007). Does removing coyotes for livestock protection benefit wildlife?. Journal of Wildlife Management, 71, 1555-1560..
• Conover, M.R, (2007). Drive-by netting: a technique for capturing grebes and other diving waterfowl. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 1, 35-38.
• Conover, M.R, (2007). Influence of population reduction on predator home range and spatial overlap of predators.. Journal of Wildlife Management, 71, 303-309..
• Conover, M.R, (2007). Long time coming. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 1, 2-Jan.
• Conover, M.R, (2007). Reducing juvenile starling damage to small fruit through the use of live-traps and translocation.. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 1, 258-266.
• Conover, M.R, (2007). Successful use of neck snares to live-capture red foxes.. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 1, 21-23.
• Conover, M.R, (2006). Assessing differences in mourning dove nesting activity after 40 years. Wildlife Biology, 12, 171-178.
• Conover, M.R, (2006). Behavior and physiological responses of eared grebes (Pidiceps nigricollis) to variations in brine shrimp (Artemia fanciscana) densities. Western North American Naturalist, 66, 22-Dec.
• Conover, M.R, (2006). Effect of nest boxes on flying squirrel use of red-cockaded woodpecker cavities. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 34, 171-176..
• Conover, M.R, (2006). Energy content and digestibility of brine shrimp and other prey items of eared grebes on the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Biological Conservation, 130, 251-254.
• Conover, M.R, (2006). Habitat use by meso-redators in a corridor environment. Journal of Wildlife Management, 70, 1111-1118.
• Conover, M.R, (2006). Role of predator odor in roost site selection of southern flying squirrels. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 34, 144-149.
• Conover, M.R, (2005). Effects of pocket gophers on herbaceous vegetation in aspen ecosystems. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 33, 1210-1215.
• Conover, M.R, (2005). Evaluation of supplemental feeding to reduce feeding of duck nests in North Dakota. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 33, 1250-1265.
• Conover, M.R, (2005). Migratory strategies, fawn recruitment, and winter habitat use by urban and rural mule deer.. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 51, 170-177.
• Conover, M.R, (2005). Will free-ranging predators stop depredating untreated eggs in pulegone-scented gull nests after exposure to pulegone-injected eggs. Applied Animal Behavior Sciences, 93, 135-145.
• Conover, M.R, (2003). Effect of Predator Control on Ring-Necked Pheasant Populations. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 31, 727-735.
• Conover, M.R, (2003). Factors Influencing Pheasant Hunter Harvest and Satisfaction. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 8, 275-284.
• 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.
• Conover, M.R, (2003). Impact of consumption of endophyte-infected perennial ryegrass on meadow voles. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 97, 199-203.
• Conover, M.R, (2003). Reducing or delaying egg depredation by punishing free-ranging predators for opening eggs. Applied Animal Behavior Science, 83, 177-185.
• Conover, M.R, (2003). Unrecognized Values of Wildlife and the Consequences of Ignoring Them. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 31, 843-848.
• Conover, M.R, (2002). Predation of Brown Tree Snakes in Australia. Intrl. Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 49, 107-111.
• Conover, M.R, (2002). The effects of haemogregarine-like parasites on brown tree snakes and slatey-grey snakes in Queensland, Australia. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 49, 113-119.
• Conover, M.R, (2001). Ecological approaches to reduce predation on ground-nesting gamebirds and their nests. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 29, 675-679.
• Conover, M.R, (2001). Effect of Hunting and Trapping on Wildlife Damage. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 29, 521-532.
• Conover, M.R, (2001). For whom do we manage wildlife: the resource, society, or future generations. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 29, 62-69.
• Conover, M.R, (2000). Costs and benefits of subadult plumage in mute swans: Testing hypotheses for the evolution of delayed plumage maturation. Amer. Natur., 156, 193-200.
• Hoover, S.E, Conover, M.R, (2000). Using eggs containing an irritating odor to teach mammalian predators to stop depredating eggs. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 28, 84-89.
• Conover, M.R, (2000). Potential influence of climate and habitat factors on cooperative brood-rearing in Canada geese. Ethology, 106, 235-246.
• Conover, M.R, (1999). Biases in Bird Strike Statistics Based on Pilot Reports. J. Wildl. Manage., 63, 997-1003.
• Conover, M.R, (1999). Can waterfowl be taught to avoid food handouts through conditioned food aversions?. Wildl. Soc. Bull., 27, 13-19.
• Conover, M.R, (1999). Effect of preventative coyote hunting on sheep losses to Coyote predation. J. Wildl. Manage., 63, 606-612.
• Conover, M.R, (1999). Impact of snowfall on the Utah preventive aerial hunting program. Wildl. Soc. Bull., 27, 943-945.
• Conover, M.R, (1999). Reproductive Success of the Exotic Mute Swans in Connecticut. Auk, 116, 1127-1131.
• Conover, M.R, (1999). Response of captive coyotes to the starling distress call: testing the startle-predator and predator-attraction hypotheses. Behaviour, 136, 935-949.
• Conover, M.R, (1998). Changes in land use as a possible factor in mourning dove population decline in central Utah. J. Field Ornith., 69, 192-200.
• Conover, M.R, (1998). Effectiveness of volatile irritants at reducing consumption of eggs by captive coyotes. J. Wild. Manage, 62, 399-405.
• Conover, M.R, (1998). Evaluation of bioenergetics models for determining Great Blue Heron consumption of Rainbow Trout at hatcheries. No. Am. J. Fish Manage. 18:52-65.
• Conover, M.R, (1998). Impact on meadow voles of consuming tall fescue leaves containing the endophytic fungus, Acremonium coenophialum. J. Mammalogy, 79, 457-463.
• Conover, M.R, (1998). Perceptions of American agricultural producers about wildlife on their farms and ranches. Wildl. Soc. Bull., 26, 650-658.
• Conover, M.R, (1998). Will the availability of insular nesting sites limit reproduction in urban Canada Goose populations?. J. Wildl. Manage. 63:369-372
• Conover, M.R, (1997). Alligator Attacks on Humans in the United States. Herp. Rev. 23:120-124
• Conover, M.R, (1997). Compensation Programs for Wildlife Damage in North America. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 25:312-319
• Conover, M.R, (1997). Monetary and Intangible Valuation of Deer in the United States. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 25:298-305
• Conover, M.R, (1997). Range expansion of Whitetailed Deer into urban and agricultural areas of Utah. Great Basin Natur. 57:278-280
• Conover, M.R, (1997). Wildlife management practices of metropolitan residents in the United States: Practices, perceptions, costs, and values. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 25:306-311
• Conover, M.R, (1996). Analysis of factors contributing to bird strikes at a tropical airport. J. Wildl. Manage. 60:935-945
• Conover, M.R, (1996). Annual variation of White-tailed Deer damage in commerical nurseries. Agr. Ecosystems Environm. 55:213-217
• Conover, M.R, (1996). Consequences for captive Zebra Finches of consuming tall fescue seeds infected with the ascomycete fungus: Acremonium coenophialum. The Auk 113:492-495
• Conover, M.R, (1996). Feeding preferences and changes in mass of Canada Geese grazing endophyte-infected tall fescue. Condor 98:859-862
• Conover, M.R, (1996). Predation at Intermountain West Fish Hatcheries. J. Wildl. Manage. 60:616-624
• Conover, M.R, (1996). Selection of foraging habitat by Mourning Doves: A structural approach. J. Field Ornith 67:691-697
• Conover, M.R, (1995). Review of data on human injuries, illnesses, and economic losses caused by wildlife in the United States. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 23:407-414
• Conover, M.R, (1995). The Wildlife Society Publications: Historical mandates and current perceptions. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 23:63-65
• Conover, M.R, (1995). Trichomoniasis as a factor in mourning dove population decline in Fillmore, Utah. J. Wildl. Dis. 31:87-89
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Behavior of red-winged blackbirds during and after viewing a conspecific distressed by ingestion of 4-aminopyridine. Pesticide Sci. 41:13-19
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Canada Goose, Branta canadensis. Atlas of Breeding Birds of Connecticut (L. R. Bevier, ed.). State Geol. Natur. Hist. Surv. Conn. Bull. 113:68-69
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Diminished producer participation in an aversive conditioning program to reduce coyote predation on sheep. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 22:212-233
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Habitat preferences and diurnal use among greater sandhill cranes. Great Basin Natur. 54:233-237
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Impact of greater sandhill cranes foraging on corn and barley crops. Agric. Ecosystems Environ. 49:233-237
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Impact of interspecific aggression and herbivory of mute swans on native waterfowl and aquatic vegetation in New England. Auk 114:744-748
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Perceptions of farmers and on farmers toward management of problem wildlife. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 22:212-219
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Perceptions of grass-roots leaders of the agricultural community about wildlife damage on their farms and ranches. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 22:94-99
• Conover, M.R, (1994). Stimuli eliciting distress calls in adult passerines and response of predators and birds to their broadcast. Behaviour 131:19-38
• Conover, M.R, (1991). Another opinion on how government agencies should respond to local ordinances that limit the right to hunt. Wild. Soc. Bull. 19:222-223
• Conover, M.R, (1991). Characteristics of feeding sites used by urban-suburban flocks of Canada Geese in Connecticut. Wildlife Soc. Bulletin 19:36-38
• Conover, M.R, (1991). Herbivory by Canada Geese: Diet Selection and Effect on Lawns. Ecol. Applications 1:231-236
• Conover, M.R, (1991). Responses of Woodchucks to Potential Garden Crop Repellents. J. Wildl. Manage. 55:177-181
• Conover, M.R, (1991). Wildlife damage to crops: Perceptions of agricultural and wildlife professionals in 1957 and 1987. Wildlife Soc. Bulletin 19:46-52
• Conover, M.R, Hunt, G.L, (1984). Female-female pairing and sex ratios in gulls: an historical perspective. Wilson Bulletin, 96, 619-625.

Professional Journal

• Conover, M.R, Bell, M., (2025). How do daily survival rates of nests change during the incubation period for ducks nesting in Great Salt Lake marshes? . Human-Wildlife Interactions, 18:1, 46-58. doi: 46–58. https://doi.org/10.26077/y35g-d534.
• Conover, M.R, Frank, M.G, (2025). Mercury and selenium concentrations in phalaropes on Great Salt Lake, Utah, and implications for population trends. . Waterbirds, 47:3, 1-8. doi: https://do1iorg/10.1093/ornithology/ukaf024
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, (2014). Diet and body mass of ducks in the presence of commercial harvest of brine shrimp cycts in the Great Salt Lake. Journal of Wildlife Management, 78, 1197-1205.
• Dinkins, J., Conover, M.R, Kirol, C.P, Beck, J.L, Frey, S., (2014). Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) select habitat based on avian predators, landscape composition, and anthropogenic features. Condor: Ornithological Applications
• Roberts, A.J, Conover, M.R, (2013). Population fluctuations and distribution of staging eared grebes in North America.
• Dinkins, J., Conover, M.R, Kirol, C.P, Beck, J.L, Frey, S., (2012). Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) select habitat based on avian predators, landscape composition, and anthropogenic features. Condor: Ornithological Applications
• Miller, D.E, Conover, M.R, (1983). Chick vocal patterns and non-vocal stimulation as factor instigating parental feeding behavivour in the Ring-billed Gull. Animal Behaviour, 31, 145-151.

Public or Trade Journal

• Conover, M.R, (1991). Uninvited Guests. Amer. Nurseryman. 174:177-181 *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Technical Reports

Research Reports

• Conover, M.R, (2003). Feral pigs and the environment: An annotated bibliography. *
• Conover, M.R, (2000). Neotropical Migrants on Utah's West Desert. Jack Berryman Institute, Publication 19 *
• Conover, M.R, (1997). Managing Problems Caused by Urban Canada Geese. Jack Berryman Inst., Utah State University, Logan *
• Conover, M.R, (1997). Overview of techniques for reducing bird predation at aquaculture facilities. Jack Berryman Inst. Publ. 12, Utah State Univ., Logan *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

Magazine/Trade Publications

• Conover, M.R, Leopold, B.B, (2016). Human-wildlife conflicts – the natural resource issue of the 21st Century.. Fair Chase *

Other

• Conover, M.R, (2001). Exclusionary methods to reduce predation on ground-nesting birds and their nests. Jack Berryman Institute Publication 20 *
• Dinkins, J., Conover, M.R, Kirol, C., Beck, J., Frey, S., (2000). EFFECTS OF AVIAN PREDATORS AND ANTHROPOGENIC AND LANDSCAPE FEATURES ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE (CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS) USE OF SAGEBRUSH HABITAT . Condor
• Conover, M.R, (1999). City Deer Versus Urban Deer. Fair Chase *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.