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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New concepts regarding the production of waterfowl and other game birds in areas of diversified agriculture New concepts regarding the production of waterfowl and other game birds in areas of diversified agriculture
Many concepts regarding breeding ecology of waterfowl and the influences of environmental factors on annual production have changed in the past 20 years. These influences are especially pronounced in the prairie region of central North America where agriculture becomes more intensive each year. The principal task assigned to this Research Center when established in 1965 was to determine...
Authors
H.K. Nelson, 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
Abstract has not been submitted
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S.H. Allen, A. Sargeant, B. Pfeifer
Mammals and birds Mammals and birds
No abstract available.
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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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J. T. Lokemoen, Harold F. Duebbert
Canada goose restoration Canada goose restoration
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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
No abstract available.
Authors
E.A. Work, D.S. Gilmer, Albert T. Klett
Swans resting on the surface of a dry lake Swans resting on the surface of a dry lake
No abstract available.
Authors
D.S. Gilmer
Swans resting on the surface of a dry lake Swans resting on the surface of a dry lake
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Authors
D.S. Gilmer
Nesting cover: a critical need for prairie ducks Nesting cover: a critical need for prairie ducks
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Authors
Harold F. Duebbert