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Workshop summary: Hunting vulnerability and mortality Workshop summary: Hunting vulnerability and mortality
No abstract available.
Authors
Frank Montalbano, Douglas H. Johnson, M. R. Miller, D. H. Rusch
A decoy trap for breeding-season mallards in North Dakota A decoy trap for breeding-season mallards in North Dakota
A modified decoy trap was effective for capturing wild adult male and female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) during the 1980-81 breeding seasons in North Dakota. Key features contributing to the trap's success included a central decoy cylinder, large capture compartments with spring-door openings, an adjustable trigger mechanism with a balanced door attachment that was resistant to trap...
Authors
David E. Sharp, John T. Lokemoen
Spatial relations between sympatric coyotes and red foxes in North Dakota Spatial relations between sympatric coyotes and red foxes in North Dakota
Spatial relations between coyotes (Canis latrans) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on a 360-km2 area in North Dakota were studied during 1977-78. Coyote families occupied large (mean = 61.2 km2), relatively exclusive territories that encompassed about one-half of the study area. Fox families occupied much smaller (mean = 11.9 km2), relatively exclusive, territories that overlapped...
Authors
Alan B. Sargeant, Stephen H. Allen, James O. Hastings
[Book review] Harrier, hawk of the marshes: the hawk that is ruled by a mouse, by Frances Hamerstrom [Book review] Harrier, hawk of the marshes: the hawk that is ruled by a mouse, by Frances Hamerstrom
Review of: Harrier, hawk of the marshes: the hawk that is ruled by a mouse. Frances Hamerstrom. Smithsonian Books; First Edition edition (August 1986). 158 p. ISBN: 0874745381.
Authors
J. T. Lokemoen
Planting grasslands for wildlife habitat Planting grasslands for wildlife habitat
No abstract available.
Authors
M.I. Meyer
Use of no-till winter wheat by nesting ducks in North Dakota Use of no-till winter wheat by nesting ducks in North Dakota
Nesting of dabbling ducks (Anatinae) was studied in fields of no-till winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) in the prairie pothole region of North Dakota during 1984 and 1985. Total area of 59 fields searched in 1984 was 1,135 ha and total area of 70 fields searched in 1985 was 1,175 ha. Field sizes ranged from 3 ha to 110 ha. Nests of five duck species were found: blue-winged teal (Anas...
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert, H.A. Kantrud
Feeding ecology of northern pintails and green-winged teal wintering in California Feeding ecology of northern pintails and green-winged teal wintering in California
The feeding ecology of northern pintails (Anas acuta) and green-winged teal (A. crecca) was examined from October through February 1979-81 in 4 major seasonal marsh types in the Central Valley, California. The esophagi of 262 pintails contained 72.3% plant seeds and 27.7% animal matter. The esophagi of 173 green-winged teal contained 62.3% plant seeds and 37.6% animal matter. Swamp...
Authors
Ned H. Euliss, Stanley W. Harris
A model of the productivity of the mallard duck A model of the productivity of the mallard duck
This paper describes a stochastic computer model that simulates recruitment of the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) under different habitat conditions and management scenarios. The model incorporates several environmental phenomena and biological relations that affect mallard recruitment. Major events include arrival of mallards in the spring, daily survival of hens, initiation of nests...
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, Donald W. Sparling, Lewis M. Cowardin
Bird behavior and mortality in relation to power lines in prairie habitats Bird behavior and mortality in relation to power lines in prairie habitats
Research was conducted to determine the magnitude of avian mortality caused by power transmission lines in prairie habitats during the two spring and two fall migration periods between July 1980 and May 1982. Searches for dead birds were made at least twice weekly during each migration period. Study sites were selected to include 'worst-case' situations involving potentially large...
Authors
C. A. Faanes
Conservation tillage and wildlife Conservation tillage and wildlife
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert
Composition and stability of coyote families and territories in North Dakota Composition and stability of coyote families and territories in North Dakota
Coyote (Canis latrans) families studied in North Dakota during 1976 to 1978 contained three or more adults during the spring-summer season, and they occupied large contiguous, non-overlapping territories. Coyote territories averaged 61 km2 during the spring-summer season and 30 km2 during fall-winter season. Three of four families occupied territories that were similar in size for two...
Authors
S.H. Allen, James O. Hastings, S. C. Kohn
Breeding birds and vegetation structure in western North Dakota wooded draws Breeding birds and vegetation structure in western North Dakota wooded draws
Populations and distribution of breeding birds occupying wooded draws were studied in a five-county region of western North Dakota during June 1982. Wooded draw vegetation was dominated by green ash, which occurred in 96% of the draws sampled. Chokecherry and juneberry were the most frequent shrub species. I recorded 49 bird species in the 30 draws censused. Rufous-sided towhee, brown...
Authors
C. A. Faanes