Publications
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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[Book review] Conservation and Management of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds in the Northern Rockies and Great Plains, by David S. Dobkin, R. Gerald Wright, and Stephen C. Bunting [Book review] Conservation and Management of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds in the Northern Rockies and Great Plains, by David S. Dobkin, R. Gerald Wright, and Stephen C. Bunting
Review of: Conservation and management of neotropical migrant landbirds in the Northern Rockies and Great Plains. Northwest Naturalist Books. David S. Dobkin, R. Gerald Wright, Stephen C. Bunting. University of Idaho Press, 1994. ISBN: 0893011681, 9780893011680.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Statistical sirens: The allure of nonparametrics Statistical sirens: The allure of nonparametrics
Although nonparametric statistical methods have a role to play in the analysis of data, often their virtues are overstated and their deficiencies overlooked. A recent Special Feature in Ecology advocated nonparametric methods because of an erroneously stated advantage that they require no assumptions regarding the distribution underlying the observations. The present paper points out...
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Global sea surface temperatures and associated long-range predictability of the northern hemisphere circulation and local climatological variables Global sea surface temperatures and associated long-range predictability of the northern hemisphere circulation and local climatological variables
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
E.C. Kung, J.G. Chern, D.E. Smith
Effect of a commonly-used nest marker on nest success of ducks in prairie Canada Effect of a commonly-used nest marker on nest success of ducks in prairie Canada
No abstract available.
Authors
R. J. Greenwood, A.B. Sargeant
Duck nest success in the prairie potholes Duck nest success in the prairie potholes
Since the early 1970's, the numbers of some waterfowl species such as mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), blue-winged teal (A. discors), and northern pintail (A. acuta) have reached or nearly reached the lowest ever recorded. Low nest success (the proportion of nests in which one or more eggs hatch) in key breeding areas, including the U.S. Prairie Pothole region, is partly responsible for...
Authors
Terry L. Shaffer, Wesley E. Newton
Modified transmitter attachment method for adult ducks Modified transmitter attachment method for adult ducks
The value of radio telemetry for waterfowl research depends on the availability of suitable methods of attaching transmitters. In previous studies, external transmitters attached to adult Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) with sutures and glue did not stay on birds reliably. In an attempt to improve transmitter retention, a method of attachment was tested in which 4-g transmitters were...
Authors
P.J. Pietz, D.A. Brandt, Gary L. Krapu, D. A. Buhl
Tundra swan habitat preferences during migration in North Dakota Tundra swan habitat preferences during migration in North Dakota
I studied tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) habitat preference in North Dakota during autumn migration, 1988-89. Many thousand tundra swans stop in the Prairie Pothole region during autumn migration, but swan resource use has not been quantified. I examined habitat preference in relation to an index of sago pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus) presence, extent of open water, and...
Authors
Susan L. Earnst
Nesting waterfowl and other water birds on islands in western Minnesota Nesting waterfowl and other water birds on islands in western Minnesota
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
J. T. Lokemoen
[Book review] For everything there is a season: the sequence of natural events in the Grand Teton-Yellowstone area, by F. C. Craighead, Jr. [Book review] For everything there is a season: the sequence of natural events in the Grand Teton-Yellowstone area, by F. C. Craighead, Jr.
Review of: For everything there is a season : the sequence of natural events in the Grand Teton-Yellowstone area. F. C. Craighead. 1994. Falcon Press. 206 pp. ISBN: 1560441879.
Authors
Rolf R. Koford
A walk-in trap for nesting ducks A walk-in trap for nesting ducks
No abstract available.
Authors
N.J. Dietz, P.J. Bergmann, Lester D. Flake