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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Concentrated nesting of mallards and gadwalls on Miller Lake Island, North Dakota Concentrated nesting of mallards and gadwalls on Miller Lake Island, North Dakota
Island-nesting mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and gadwalls (A. strepera) were studied on a 4.5-ha island in 385-ha Miller Lake in northwestern North Dakota during 1976-80. During the 5-year study, 2,561 duck nests of 9 species were found on Island A located 180 m offshore; 59% were mallard and 34% were gadwall. In patches of shrub cover, which contained the greatest concentrations of...
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert, John T. Lokemoen, David E. Sharp
Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis)
No abstract available.
Authors
D.L. Evans
[Book review] Animal population dynamics by R. Moss, A. Watson and J. Ollason [Book review] Animal population dynamics by R. Moss, A. Watson and J. Ollason
No abstract available.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, J.W. Grier
Avian associations of the northern Great Plains grasslands Avian associations of the northern Great Plains grasslands
The grassland region of the northern Great Plains was divided into six broad subregions by application of an avian indicator species analysis to data obtained from 582 sample plots censused during the breeding season. Common, ubiquitous species and rare species had little classificatory value and were eliminated from the data set used to derive the avian associations. Initial statistical...
Authors
H.A. Kantrud, R.L. Kologiski
The nesting season - Northern Great Plains Region The nesting season - Northern Great Plains Region
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
C. A. Faanes
Migration and winter distributions of canvasbacks staging on the Upper Mississippi River Migration and winter distributions of canvasbacks staging on the Upper Mississippi River
Fall and winter distribution patterns of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) staging on the upper Mississippi River near LaCrosse, Wisconsin (navigational Pools 7 and 8) and Keokuk, Iowa (Pool 19) were studied during 1973-77. Sightings and recoveries obtained from 1,488 color-marked males during 1973-75 and 3,789 banded males and females during 1973-77 suggested 2 principal migration...
Authors
J.R. Serie, D.L. Trauger, D.E. Sharp
Habitat suitability index models: redhead (wintering) Habitat suitability index models: redhead (wintering)
The redhead is a North American waterfowl species with economic as well as ecological importance. It is highly desired by hunters. Retrieved redhead kill in the United States averaged 143,000 birds during the three waterfowl seasons from 1975 to 1977 (U.S. Department of the Interior 1981a, 1981b). Populations on the principal breeding grounds of the redhead--the prairie and parkland...
Authors
Rebecca J. Howard, Harold A. Kantrud
Chemical characteristics of waters in northern prairie wetlands Chemical characteristics of waters in northern prairie wetlands
No abstract available.
Authors
V. A. Adomaitis, G.A. Swanson, J.A. Shoesmith
Canvasback introduction in west-central Minnesota Canvasback introduction in west-central Minnesota
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Harold A. Doty
Foraging dives by post-breeding northern pintails Foraging dives by post-breeding northern pintails
Dabbling ducks (Anatini), including Northern Pintails (Anas acuta), typically feed by “tipping-up” (Bellrose, Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1976) in shallow water. Pintails are not as adapted for diving as members of Aythyini or Oxyurini (Catlett and Johnston, Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 47A:925-931, 1974); however, incidents of foraging...
Authors
Michael R. Miller
Problems and potentials for prairie ducks Problems and potentials for prairie ducks
No abstract available.
Authors
L.M. Cowardin, A.B. Sargeant, Harold F. Duebbert
Breeding birds of wooded draws in western North Dakota Breeding birds of wooded draws in western North Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
C. A. Faanes