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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Canvasback duck recovers from compound luxation to wing Canvasback duck recovers from compound luxation to wing
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Harold A. Doty
Forty-second breeding bird census - Kentucky blue grass prairie Forty-second breeding bird census - Kentucky blue grass prairie
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Douglas H. Johnson
Effects of a summer storm on bird populations Effects of a summer storm on bird populations
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Douglas H. Johnson
Forty-second breeding bird census - mixed prairie I-V and VIII Forty-second breeding bird census - mixed prairie I-V and VIII
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Douglas H. Johnson
Approaches, field considerations and problems associated with radio tracking carnivores Approaches, field considerations and problems associated with radio tracking carnivores
The adaptation of radio tracking to ecological studies was a major technological advance affecting field investigations of animal movements and behavior. Carnivores have been the recipients of much attention with this new technology and study approaches have varied from simple to complex. Equipment performance has much improved over the years, but users still face many difficulties. The...
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A.B. Sargeant
Distribution and status of marine birds breeding along the coasts of the Chukchi and Bering seas Distribution and status of marine birds breeding along the coasts of the Chukchi and Bering seas
The Alaska coast fronting on the Chukchi and Bering seas, exclusive of the Aleutian Islands, supports seven complexes of marine bird colonies numbering more than 1 million birds each, nine colonies of 100,000 to almost 1 million birds, and many smaller colonies. Colonies are found on most headlands and islands and are dominated numerically by alcids and kittiwakes (Rissa sp.). Estuarine...
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James C. Bartonek, S.G. Sealy
Mathematics and mallard management Mathematics and mallard management
Waterfowl managers can effectively use simple population models to aid in making management decisions. We present a basic model of the change in population size as related to survival and recruitment. A management technique designed to increase survival of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) by limiting harvest on the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, is used to illustrate the application...
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L.M. Cowardin, Douglas H. Johnson
Net firing gun for capturing breeding waterfowl Net firing gun for capturing breeding waterfowl
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L.M. Mechlin, Charles W. Shaiffer
Second North Dakota record of Louisiana waterthrush Second North Dakota record of Louisiana waterthrush
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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...
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Douglas H. Johnson
Avian mortality from a severe hail storm Avian mortality from a severe hail storm
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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...
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Gary L. Krapu, L.G. Talent, T.J. Dwyer