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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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Waterfowl investigators bug ducks Waterfowl investigators bug ducks

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Authors
D.S. Gilmer, T.J. Dwyer, S.R. Derrickson

Selective predation by mink, Mustela vison, on waterfowl Selective predation by mink, Mustela vison, on waterfowl

Predation by mink (Mustela vison) on three types of ducks (captive, pen-reared-released and wild) was documented in two studies at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota. In the first study, 36 of 60 flightless adult and juvenile ducks held on eight 0.1-acre experimental ponds disappeared between 10 July and 4 August 1969. Available evidence indicated that...
Authors
Alan B. Sargeant, George A. Swanson, Harold A. Doty

An incident of fenthion mosquito control and subsequent avian mortality An incident of fenthion mosquito control and subsequent avian mortality

Mass mortality among migratory birds at Grand Forks, North Dakota, was attributed to a mosquito control operation employing the insecticide fenthion. The factors involved may have included the toxicity of the pesticide for birds, the method of application and coincidence with the peak of the spring warbler migration.
Authors
R.W. Seabloom, G.L. Pearson, L.W. Oring, J.R. Reilly
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