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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Some aspects of mink-waterfowl relationships on prairie wetlands Some aspects of mink-waterfowl relationships on prairie wetlands
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
R.T. Eberhardt
Duck plague (duck virus enteritis) in wild waterfowl Duck plague (duck virus enteritis) in wild waterfowl
No abstract availablie.
Authors
Milton Friend, Gary L. Pearson
Racial composition of migrant populations of sandhill cranes in the northern plains states Racial composition of migrant populations of sandhill cranes in the northern plains states
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, R. E. Stewart
An upland nest of the redhead far from water An upland nest of the redhead far from water
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
J. T. Lokemoen, Harold F. Duebbert
Waterfowl investigators bug ducks Waterfowl investigators bug ducks
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
D.S. Gilmer, T.J. Dwyer, S.R. Derrickson
Selective predation by mink, Mustela vison, on waterfowl Selective predation by mink, Mustela vison, on waterfowl
Predation by mink (Mustela vison) on three types of ducks (captive, pen-reared-released and wild) was documented in two studies at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota. In the first study, 36 of 60 flightless adult and juvenile ducks held on eight 0.1-acre experimental ponds disappeared between 10 July and 4 August 1969. Available evidence indicated that...
Authors
Alan B. Sargeant, George A. Swanson, Harold A. Doty
An incident of fenthion mosquito control and subsequent avian mortality An incident of fenthion mosquito control and subsequent avian mortality
Mass mortality among migratory birds at Grand Forks, North Dakota, was attributed to a mosquito control operation employing the insecticide fenthion. The factors involved may have included the toxicity of the pesticide for birds, the method of application and coincidence with the peak of the spring warbler migration.
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R.W. Seabloom, G.L. Pearson, L.W. Oring, J.R. Reilly
Waterfowl production on stock-watering ponds in the northern plains Waterfowl production on stock-watering ponds in the northern plains
In a 5-year study of stock-watering ponds in western North Dakota, pond size was found to be the major factor influencing duck use. As pond size increased, total pair and brood use per pond increased. Pairs used ponds as small as 0.1 acre in size, but broods were seldom seen on ponds of less than 1.0 surface acre. Dam-type ponds larger than 1.0 surface acre comprised only 29% of all man...
Authors
J. T. Lokemoen
Maternal nesting behaviour by male mallards Maternal nesting behaviour by male mallards
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
C.W. Dane, W. Steffen, P. Caldwell
A method to determine waterfowl shooting distances A method to determine waterfowl shooting distances
Long-range shooting at ducks and geese frequently results in a high crippling loss, unretrieved birds and frustrated hunters. A principal problem has been the general inability of hunters or observers to properly judge distance of birds. This paper describes a reasonably accurate method developed to determine shooting distances to geese. Two observers utilized transit-mounted 4X hunting...
Authors
D.A. Davenport, G.A. Sherwood, H. W. Murdy
Computerized system for organizing and maintaining files of banding data Computerized system for organizing and maintaining files of banding data
No abstract available.
Authors
L.M. Cowardin, D.A. Davenport