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
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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
A remote controlled system for capturing nesting waterfowl A remote controlled system for capturing nesting waterfowl
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Charles W. Shaiffer, Gary L. Krapu
Interpreting the results of nesting studies Interpreting the results of nesting studies
Nesting studies are used to assess the production of birds and to evaluate nesting habitats. Most such studies involve finding nests in a given area and subsequently determining the proportion that hatched. Unfortunately, the results are often biased by unrecognized differences in the probabilities of finding successful and unsuccessful nests. The observed hatch rates of 1,900 nests of...
Authors
H.W. Miller, Douglas H. Johnson
Red fox prey demands and implications to prairie duck production Red fox prey demands and implications to prairie duck production
Experiments were conducted during spring and summer with 33 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to determine prey demands, feeding characteristics, and growth rates using natural foods. Pups began eating prey the 4th week after birth. Then, prey consumption averaged 1.38 and 1.90 kg/pup/week for weeks 5-8 and 9-12 of the denning season respectively, and 2.54 kg/pup/week for the postdenning period...
Authors
A.B. Sargeant
Natural cavities used by wood ducks in north-central Minnesota Natural cavities used by wood ducks in north-central Minnesota
Radio telemetry was used to locate 31 wood duck (Aix sponsa) nest cavity sites in 16 forest stands. Stands were of 2 types: (1) mature (mean = 107 years) northern hardwoods (10 nest sites), and (2) mature (mean = 68 years) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) (21 nest sites). Aspen was the most important cavity-producing tree used by wood ducks and accounted for 57 percent of 28 cavities...
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D.S. Gilmer, I.J. Ball, L.M. Cowardin, John E. Mathisen, John H. Riechmann
Productivity of red-winged blackbirds in prairie pothole habitat Productivity of red-winged blackbirds in prairie pothole habitat
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Authors
Gary L. Krapu
Avian mortality caused by a September wind and hail storm Avian mortality caused by a September wind and hail storm
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Authors
K.F. Higgins, M. A. Johnson
Evaluating call-count procedures for measuring local mourning dove populations Evaluating call-count procedures for measuring local mourning dove populations
Seventy-nine mourning dove call-count runs were made on a 32-km route in Osage County, Missouri, May 1-August 31, 1971 and 1972. Circular study areas, each 61 ha, surrounding stop numbers 4 and 5, were delineated for intensive nest searches and population estimates. Tallies of cooing male doves along the entire call-count route were quite variable in repeated runs, fluctuating as much as...
Authors
M.J. Armbruster, T.S. Baskett, W.R. Goforth, K.C. Sadler
Classification inventory, and analysis of fish and wildlife habitat Classification inventory, and analysis of fish and wildlife habitat
No abstract available.
Authors
L.M. Cowardin