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 black footed ferret in South Dakota The black footed ferret in South Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
F. Robert Henderson, Paul F. Springer, Richard Adrian
Age determination of blue-winged teal Age determination of blue-winged teal
Primary feather length, markings on the greater secondary coverts, and the degree of bill spotting were evaluated as characters for use in the spring to distinguish first-year, blue-winged teal (Anas discors) females from older ones. The length of the 10th primary feather did not prove suitable to separate different aged females. Extreme primary lengths might be used to determine the age...
Authors
C.W. Dane
Two female mallards incubating on one nest Two female mallards incubating on one nest
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert
White-faced ibis in McIntosh County, North Dakota White-faced ibis in McIntosh County, North Dakota
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert
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
[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
Specimen records of greater scaup Specimen records of greater scaup
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
C.W. Dane, Harold F. Duebbert
Nesting baskets for ducks Nesting baskets for ducks
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Harold A. Doty
Breeding birds in the Roscoe, South Dakota area in 1967 Breeding birds in the Roscoe, South Dakota area in 1967
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert
Trumpeter swan in Kidder County, North Dakota Trumpeter swan in Kidder County, North Dakota
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
L.M. Cowardin, James C. Bartonek
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. F. Springer, T.L. Kuck