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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Seabird guide goes paperback. [Book review] Seabirds: an identification guide, by Peter Harrison Seabird guide goes paperback. [Book review] Seabirds: an identification guide, by Peter Harrison
Review of: Seabirds: an identification guide. Peter Harrison. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (September 16, 1991). 448 pages. ISBN: 0395602912.
Authors
P.J. Pietz
The timing of wing molt in tundra swans: energetic and non-energetic constraints The timing of wing molt in tundra swans: energetic and non-energetic constraints
Date of wing molt initiation, based on the regression of tenth primary length on capture date, was calculated for breeding and nonbreeding Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) on the Colville River Delta, Alaska. Breeding females initiated wing molt significantly later than breeding males and nonbreeding males and females; the molt of breeding females was correlated with the...
Authors
S.L. Earnst
Nest and nest site characteristics of some ground-nesting, non-passerine birds of northern grasslands Nest and nest site characteristics of some ground-nesting, non-passerine birds of northern grasslands
We summarized biological and ecologic characteristics of 2490 nests of 16 species of upland-nesting, non-passerine birds of northern grasslands found during 1963 through 1991. Nest initiation and hatch dates, clutch sizes, nest fates, causes of failure, success rates of nests among major habitat types and land uses, and vegetation measurements at nest sites are analyzed.
Authors
Harold A. Kantrud, Kenneth F. Higgins
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: a focus on waterfowl research Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: a focus on waterfowl research
No abstract available at this time
Authors
R.E. Kirby, D.S. Gilmer
Foraging ecology and nutrition Foraging ecology and nutrition
No abstract available.
Authors
Gary L. Krapu, K. J. Reinecke
Late gray partridge nest Late gray partridge nest
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
H.A. Kantrud
Does supplemental feeding of red squirrels change population density, movements, or both? Does supplemental feeding of red squirrels change population density, movements, or both?
Supplemental feeding increased the number of red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) captured on two trapping grids, leading Sullivan (Journal of Mammalogy, 71:579–590, 1990) to infer that the population density of residents had increased. This conclusion is questionable because the residency status of captured squirrels was unknown.
Authors
Rolf R. Koford
Application of a computer simulation model to migrating white-fronted geese in the Klamath Basin Application of a computer simulation model to migrating white-fronted geese in the Klamath Basin
The Pacific greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) population has declined precipitously over the past 20 years. Loss of wetland habitat in California wintering areas has had a significant effect on the population, so recovery of the population may depend on innovative management of the few remaining wetlands. A computer simulation model, REFMOD, was applied to greater white...
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R.B. Frederick, William R. Clark, John Y. Takekawa
Diurnal flight time of wintering Canada geese: consideration of refuges and flight energetics Diurnal flight time of wintering Canada geese: consideration of refuges and flight energetics
We monitored individual radio-equipped Canada geese (Branta canadensis) associated with a federal refuge to assess flight activities from late fall through spring. The number of flights per day was lowest in late fall when most geese remained within the refuge and highest in spring when they moved increasingly beyond the refuge area. The only significant seasonal difference in flight...
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J. E. Austin, D.D. Humburg
Survival and other observations of adult female northern pintails molting in California Survival and other observations of adult female northern pintails molting in California
No abstract available.
Authors
M. R. Miller, J. P. Fleskes, D.L. Orthmeyer, D.S. Gilmer
[Book review] Modern Elementary Probability and Statistics, by E. J. Dudewicz, P. Chen, and B. K. Taneja [Book review] Modern Elementary Probability and Statistics, by E. J. Dudewicz, P. Chen, and B. K. Taneja
Review of: Modern Elementary Probability and Statistics, by Edward J. Dudewicz, Pinyuen Chen, and Baldeo K. Taneja. Colombus, OH: American Sciences Press, 1989, ix + 372 pp., $34.50 (paperback).
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Brood parasitism among waterfowl nesting on islands and peninsulas in North Dakota Brood parasitism among waterfowl nesting on islands and peninsulas in North Dakota
During 1985 and 1986 I studied interspecific brood parasitism among seven species of waterfowl nesting on 36 islands and 24 peninsulas in central North Dakota. On islands, 40% of 178 nests were parasitized with an average of 4.3 parasitic eggs, and on peninsulas 2% of 275 nests were parasitized with an average of 2.2 parasitic eggs. Redheads (Aythya americana) were the primary parasite...
Authors
J. T. Lokemoen