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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Status of the black tern in western Wisconsin Status of the black tern in western Wisconsin
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
C. A. Faanes
The status of herons, egrets and ibises in North Dakota The status of herons, egrets and ibises in North Dakota
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Authors
J. T. Lokemoen
A slough for saving A slough for saving
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Authors
Gary L. Krapu, J.L. Eldridge
Exposure of waterfowl to lead: A nationwide survey of residues in wing bones of seven species, 1972-73 Exposure of waterfowl to lead: A nationwide survey of residues in wing bones of seven species, 1972-73
No abstract available.
Authors
Rey C. Stendell, R.I. Smith, K.P. Burnham, R. E. Christensen
Mate preference in wild and domesticated (game-farm) mallards: II. Pairing success Mate preference in wild and domesticated (game-farm) mallards: II. Pairing success
Experiments were designed to determine whether assortative mating occurs in wild and game-farm mallard strains (Anas platyrhynchos). Mallard males of either strain raised with females of their own strain courted females of their own strain more than females of the opposite strain, and these males were only successful in pairing with females of their own strain. Males raised with females...
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K.M. Cheng, R.N. Shoffner, R.E. Phillips, F.B. Lee
Age-related aspects of mallard reproduction Age-related aspects of mallard reproduction
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Authors
Gary L. Krapu, Harold A. Doty
Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States
This classification, to be used in a new inventory of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States, is intended to describe ecological taxa, arrange them in a system useful to resource managers, furnish units for mapping, and provide uniformity of concepts and terms. Wetlands are defined by plants (hydrophytes), soils (hydric soils), and frequency of flooding. Ecologically...
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L.M. Cowardin, V. Carter, F.C. Golet, E.T. LaRoe
Second North Dakota record of Louisiana waterthrush Second North Dakota record of Louisiana waterthrush
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
C. A. Faanes
Estimating nest success: The Mayfield method and an alternative Estimating nest success: The Mayfield method and an alternative
Mayfield's method for calculating the success of a group of nests is examined in detail. The standard error of his estimator is developed. Mayfield's assumption that destroyed nests are at risk until the midpoint of the interval between visits leads to bias if nests are visited infrequently. A remedy is suggested, the Mayfield-40% method. I also present a competing model, which...
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Avian mortality from a severe hail storm Avian mortality from a severe hail storm
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Authors
J.L. Piehl
Marsh nesting by mallards Marsh nesting by mallards
Nest-site selection by mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) hens was studied on a 52-km2, privately owned area in the Missouri Coteau of south-central North Dakota during 1974-77. Sixty-six percent of 53 nests initiated by radio-marked and unmarked hens were in wetlands in dense stands of emergent vegetation and usually within 50 m of the wetland edge. These findings and other sources of...
Authors
Gary L. Krapu, L.G. Talent, T.J. Dwyer
Some ecological aspects of marbled godwits and willets in North Dakota Some ecological aspects of marbled godwits and willets in North Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
K.F. Higgins, L.M. Kirsch, M.R. Ryan, Rochelle B. Renken