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USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center staff publish results of their research in USGS series reports and in peer-reviewed journals. Publication links are below.  Information on all USGS publications can be found at the USGS Publications Warehouse.

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Numbered nasal discs for waterfowl

Numbered nasal discs were successfully used in studies requiring large numbers of individually marked waterfowl. The procedure for constructing these discs is outlined. Blue-winged teal (Anas discors) with 5/8-inch discs, and canvasback (Aythya valisineria) and redhead (A. americana) with 3/4-inch discs can be individually identified up to 50 and 80 yards, respectively, with a gunstock-mounted, 20
Authors
J. C. Bartonek, C.W. Dane
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Fish and wildlife aspects of chemical mosquito control

No abstract available.
Authors
P. F. Springer
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Pesticides— A new factor in coastal environments

No abstract available.
Authors
Philip A. Butler, Paul F. Springer
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Pseudo-sleeping attitude of the canvasback

No abstract available.
Authors
G.W. Cornwell, J. C. Bartonek
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

The whistling swan in the west with particular reference to Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah

No abstract available.
Authors
G.A. Sherwood
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Hybridization of Canada geese with blue geese in the wild

While carrying out hunter bag checks in the vicinity of Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Columbia, South Dakota, during the 1950 waterfowl hunting season, the author examined two adult male geese which proved to be crosses between one of the smaller Canada Geese (possibly Richardson's Goose, Branta canadensis hutchinsi) and the Blue Goose, Chen caerulescens.
Authors
H.K. Nelson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center