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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Learning about mink Learning about mink
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Authors
Thomas C. Eagle, A.B. Sargeant
[Book review] Birds of the Great Plains: breeding species and their distribution, by Paul A. Johnsgard [Book review] Birds of the Great Plains: breeding species and their distribution, by Paul A. Johnsgard
Review of: Birds of the Great Plains: breeding species and their distribution. Paul A. Johnsgard. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1979. ISBN: 0803225504.
Authors
C. A. Faanes, H.A. Kantrud
The comparison of usage and availability measurements for evaluating resource preference The comparison of usage and availability measurements for evaluating resource preference
Modern ecological research often involves the comparison of the usage of habitat types or food items to the availability of those resources to the animal. Widely used methods of determining preference from measurements of usage and availability depend critically on the array of components that the researcher, often with a degree of arbitrariness, deems available to the animal. This paper...
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Forty-third breeding bird census [On selected prairies in east-central North Dakota -- 1979 - Kentucky blue grass prairie and mixed prairie I-V, VIII Forty-third breeding bird census [On selected prairies in east-central North Dakota -- 1979 - Kentucky blue grass prairie and mixed prairie I-V, VIII
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, J.M. Callow
Observations of several arctic gulls in North Dakota Observations of several arctic gulls in North Dakota
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Authors
C. A. Faanes, T.A. Gatz
Avian mortality at man-made structures: an annotated bibliography (revised) Avian mortality at man-made structures: an annotated bibliography (revised)
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Authors
Michael L. Avery, Paul F. Springer, Nancy S. Dailey
Enumeration of prairie wetlands with Landsat and aircraft data Enumeration of prairie wetlands with Landsat and aircraft data
A method is described for making an estimate of wetland numbers in the glaciated prairie region. A double-phase sampling approach is used which consists of first making a total census of wetlands using Landsat data, and then adjusting the Landsat results on the basis of samples derived from high resolution aircraft data. The method is relatively simple to use and has general...
Authors
D.S. Gilmer, E.A. Work, J.E. Colwell, D.L. Rebel
Lead residues in sora rails from Maryland Lead residues in sora rails from Maryland
During September and October, mi- grating sora rails (Porzana carolina) use tidal marshes of the Patuxent River in Maryland, where they have been hunted for many years. Spent shot accumulates in the marsh during the rail hunting sea- son, and some shot is ingested by the birds. Twelve percent of gizzards from rails collected at the marsh during 1965- 73 contained lead shot (Artmann and...
Authors
Rey C. Stendell, Joseph W. Artmann, Elwood Martin
Duck nest structure evaluations in prairie wetlands Duck nest structure evaluations in prairie wetlands
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Authors
Harold A. Doty
Age determination of mallards Age determination of mallards
A technique for distinguishing adult from yearling wild mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), from late winter through the nesting season, was developed by applying discriminant analysis procedures to selected wing feather characters of 126 yearlings and 76 adults (2-year-olds) hand-reared from wild eggs during 1974, 1975, and 1977. Average values for feather characters generally increased as...
Authors
Gary L. Krapu, Douglas H. Johnson, C.W. Dane
Use of prairie pothole habitat by breeding mallards Use of prairie pothole habitat by breeding mallards
Detailed information on the use by mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) of prairie pothole habitat during the nesting season is necessary to interpret habitat needs of the species during the breeding period. Many data have been collected and published relating pair counts to habitat use and water conditions (e.g., Evans and Black 1956; Smith 1971; Stoudt 1971; Stewart and Kantrud 1973, 1974)...
Authors
T.J. Dwyer, Gary L. Krapu, D.M. Janke
Modeling sandhill crane population dynamics Modeling sandhill crane population dynamics
The impact of sport hunting on the Central Flyway population of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) has been a subject of controversy for several years. A recent study (Buller 1979) presented new and important information on sandhill crane population dynamics. The present report is intended to incorporate that and other information into a mathematical model for the purpose of assessing the...
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson