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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The prairie: to know it is to appreciate it The prairie: to know it is to appreciate it
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Authors
J. T. Lokemoen, Gary L. Krapu
Ice on waterfowl markers Ice on waterfowl markers
Wild and captive giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) and captive mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) accumulated ice on neck collars and/or nasal saddles during winter storm periods in 1971 and 1972. Weather conditions associated with icing were documented, and characteristics of icing are discussed. Severe marker icing occurred during subfreezing weather when the windchill reached
Authors
R. J. Greenwood, W.C. Bair
A biological survey of Kraft Slough A biological survey of Kraft Slough
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Authors
Gary L. Krapu, Harold F. Duebbert
Habitat management considerations for prairie chickens Habitat management considerations for prairie chickens
Lack of nesting and brood rearing habitat appears to be the universal limiting factor for prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) throughout their range. Grasslands are essential to prairie chickens, but vary widely in quality and thus in their ability to support prairie chickens. High-quality habitat is grassland providing residual vegetation averaging about 20 inches in height...
Authors
L.M. Kirsch
Prolonged incubation behavior by a marbled godwit Prolonged incubation behavior by a marbled godwit
On 9 May 1972 I flushed a Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) from a nest containing four eggs in a large field of mulched wheat stubble in northwestern Stutsman County, North Dakota. I revisited the nest on 31 May and on 7, 9, 12, 15, 16, 20, and 21 June, and found an incubating adult on the nest during all visits except 21 June. Another adult was seen near the nest site only on 9 May. On 12...
Authors
K.F. Higgins
Social behavior of breeding gadwalls in North Dakota Social behavior of breeding gadwalls in North Dakota
Responses of duck pairs encountering other ducks were categorized by McKinney (1965a) as displays, attack, escape and avoidance, sexual pursuit, and sociability. Gadwalls (Anas strepera) show all these responses on the breeding grounds, and characteristic behavior patterns occur depending on the reproductive state of the birds involved. The responses of paired ducks to unpaired males on...
Authors
T.J. Dwyer
Tallying red fox Tallying red fox
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Authors
S.H. Allen, A. Sargeant, B. Pfeifer
Mammals and birds Mammals and birds
No abstract available.
Authors
James C. Bartonek, R. Elsner, F.H. Fay
Summer birds for a South Dakota prairie Summer birds for a South Dakota prairie
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Authors
J. T. Lokemoen, Harold F. Duebbert
Canada goose restoration Canada goose restoration
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Authors
F.B. Lee, A.D. Kruse, L.J. Schoonover, C.H. Schroeder
Utilization of ERTS-1 for appraising changes in continental migratory bird habitat Utilization of ERTS-1 for appraising changes in continental migratory bird habitat
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Authors
E.A. Work, D.S. Gilmer, A.T. Klett
Land use and prairie grouse population relationships in North Dakota Land use and prairie grouse population relationships in North Dakota
The relationship between prairie grouse and land use was studied during the period 1964-71. Prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) declined from 48 males in 1964 to none in 1971. Sharp-tailed grouse (Pedioecetes phasianellus) declined from 166 males in 1964 to 57 in 1971. These declines were related to the decline in vigor and eventual loss of Soil Bank habitat on the study area. Two new...
Authors
L.M. Kirsch, A.T. Klett, H.W. Miller