Cool Temperatures Elicit Reproduction in a Biologically Invasive Predator, the Brown Treesnake (<i>Boiga irregularis</i>)

Learning-by-catching: uncertain invasive-species populations and the value of information.

This paper develops a model of invasive species control when the species' population size is unknown. In the face of an uncertain population size, a resource manager's species-control efforts provide two potential benefits: (1) a direct benefit of possibly reducing the population of invasive species, and (2) an indirect benefit of information acquisition (due to learning about the population si...

Spatial Economic Analysis of Early Detection and Rapid Response Strategies for an Invasive Species

Economic impacts from invasive species, conveyed as expected damages to assets from invasion and expected costs of successful prevention and/or removal, may vary significantly across spatially differentiated landscapes. We develop a spatial-dynamic model for optimal early detection and rapid response (EDRR) policies, commonly exploited in the management of potential invaders around the world, a...

Project title: An evolutionary approach to the biological management of invasive Brown Treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) on Guam SERDP project number: 10 SISEED01-007 (SI-1733) Performing Organization: United States Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research

Managing Island Biotas: Brown Treesnake Control Using Barrier Technology

The brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis), accidently introduced to the previously snake-free U.S. island of Guam after World War 11, decimated the island's naive wildlife. Today, it periodically stows away on craft going to other islands where the ecological damage may be repeated. Barriers offer an effective tool for keeping the snakes out of areas from which they can disperse off-island, as we...

Physiological evidence for reproductive suppression in the introduced population of brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) on Guam

Introduced species are an increasingly pervasive problem. While studies on the ecology and behavior of these pests are numerous, there is relatively little known of their physiology, specifically their reproductive and stress physiology. One of the best documented introduced pest species is the brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis, which was introduced onto the Pacific island of Guam sometime ar...