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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Impact of red fox predation on the sex ratio of prairie mallards Impact of red fox predation on the sex ratio of prairie mallards
No abstract available.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, A.B. Sargeant
Early little blue heron in Meeker County Early little blue heron in Meeker County
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Nesting by ferruginous hawks and other raptors on high voltage powerline towers Nesting by ferruginous hawks and other raptors on high voltage powerline towers
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
D.S. Gilmer, J.M. Wiehe
Construction and operation of cable-chain drag for nest searches Construction and operation of cable-chain drag for nest searches
A list of materials necessary to build and use a 53-m-long cable-chain drag is presented. Techniques are described for searching, finding, and marking nests in a typical area of grassland.During nine nesting seasons, 7,894 nests representing 32 species were found by searching fields with cable-chain drags. Only 2% of the nests were damaged while searching; most of this damage was caused...
Authors
K.F. Higgins, L.M. Kirsch, Harold F. Duebbert, A. Klett
Pintail reproduction hampered by snowfall and agriculture Pintail reproduction hampered by snowfall and agriculture
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Gary L. Krapu
Impact of red fox predation on the sex ratio of prairie mallards Impact of red fox predation on the sex ratio of prairie mallards
No abstract available.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, Alan B. Sargeant
Use of natural basin wetlands by breeding waterfowl in North Dakota Use of natural basin wetlands by breeding waterfowl in North Dakota
Use of basin wetlands by breeding populations of 12 species of waterfowl was investigated in 1965 and during 1967-69 throughout the prairie pothole region of North Dakota. Data were obtained primarily by random sampling techniques. Of the total population occupying natural basin wetlands 55 percent occupied seasonal and 36 percent occupied semipermanent wetlands. Seasonal wetlands...
Authors
H.A. Kantrud, R. E. Stewart
Analysis and machine mapping of the distribution of band recoveries. Analysis and machine mapping of the distribution of band recoveries.
No abstract available.
Authors
Lewis M. Cowardin
Weather influences on nocturnal bird mortality at a North Dakota tower Weather influences on nocturnal bird mortality at a North Dakota tower
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
M.L. Avery, P. F. Springer, J.F. Cassel
Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Conservation, 1976-77. The recovery team-recovery plan approach to conservation of endangered species; A status summary and appraisal Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Conservation, 1976-77. The recovery team-recovery plan approach to conservation of endangered species; A status summary and appraisal
The U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205) identifies the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior, as the lead agency charged with the conservation of most endangered species in the United States. Some marine species are the responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce, and the responsibility for marine turtles is...
Authors
W.B. King, J.A. Jackson, H.W. Kale, H.F. Mayfield, R.L. Plunkett, J. M. Scott, P. F. Springer, S.A. Temple, S.R. Wilbur
Foods of juvenile, brood hen, and post-breeding pintails in North Dakota Foods of juvenile, brood hen, and post-breeding pintails in North Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
Gary L. Krapu, G.A. Swanson
Breeding bird census - coastal sand dunes Breeding bird census - coastal sand dunes
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
P.C. Sorensen, P. F. Springer