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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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[Book review] Waterfowl--their biology and natural history, by Paul A. Johnsgard [Book review] Waterfowl--their biology and natural history, by Paul A. Johnsgard

Review of: Waterfowl. Their Biology and Natural History. Johnsgard, Paul A. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London 1968. XVIII+138 pages.
Authors
H.K. Nelson

New fashions for the duck marsh New fashions for the duck marsh

Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
F.B. Lee, A.D. Kruse, W.H. Thornsberry

Specimen records of greater scaup Specimen records of greater scaup

Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
C.W. Dane, Harold F. Duebbert

Back-pack unit for capturing waterfowl and upland game by night-lighting Back-pack unit for capturing waterfowl and upland game by night-lighting

A night-lighting unit, designed as a light weight back-pack, proved successful for capturing waterfowl pairs, pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), and cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) during the spring and summer when most breeding populations are widely dispersed. Eighty ducks of seven species were captured in 48 hours (1.7 ducks per hour) of night-lighting in marsh habitat...
Authors
Rod C. Drewien, H.M. Reeves, P. Springer, T.L. Kuck

Stump and tree nesting by mallards and black ducks Stump and tree nesting by mallards and black ducks

Studies conducted 1961-65 at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in New York demonstrated that mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and black ducks (Anas rubripes) make extensive use of stumps and dead snags for nest sites. Nest densities in timbered habitats compared favorably with those in untimbered habitats. Nest success was generally higher in timbered than in untimbered areas, except...
Authors
Lewis Cowardin, G.E. Cummings, P.B. Reed
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