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January 1, 1996

Weights, hematology and serum chemistry of seven species of free-ranging tropical pelagic seabirds Weights, hematology and serum chemistry of seven species of free-ranging tropical pelagic seabirds

I established reference values for weight, hematology, and serum chemistry for seven species of free-ranging Hawaiian tropical pelagic seabirds comprising three orders (Procellariiformes, Pelecaniformes, Charadriiformes) and six families (Procellariidae, Phaethontidae, Diomedeidae, Sulidae, Fregatidae, and Laridae). Species examined included 84 Hawaiian dark-rumped petrels (Pterodoma...

Authors

Thierry M. Work

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.

Authors

G. Kidd

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Causes of owl mortality in Hawaii, 1992 to 1994 Causes of owl mortality in Hawaii, 1992 to 1994

Eighty-one barn owls (Tyto alba) and five Hawaiian owls or pueo (Asio flammeus sandwichensis) from Kauai, Oahu, Lanai, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii (USA) were evaluated for cause of death, November 1992 through August 1994. The most common cause of death in barn owls was trauma (50%) followed by infectious disease (28%) and emaciation (22%). Most traumas apparently resulted from vehicular...

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Thierry M. Work, Jon Hale

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

The risk of disease and threats to the wild population. Special Issue: Conservation and Management of the Southern Sea Otter The risk of disease and threats to the wild population. Special Issue: Conservation and Management of the Southern Sea Otter

The growth of the southern sea otter population has been steady, but slow in comparison to Alaskan subspecies, and range expansion in California has faltered. Slower growth is occurring in California despite birth rates comparable to those in Alaska, so biologists have reasoned that mortality is hindering the growth of the California population (Riedman and Estes 1990; see Estes et al...

Authors

Nancy J. Thomas, Rebecca A. Cole

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Diagnostic findings in 132 great horned owls Diagnostic findings in 132 great horned owls

We reviewed diagnostic findings for 132 great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) carcasses that were submitted to the National Wildlife Health Center from 1975-93. The carcasses were collected in 24 states but most came from Colorado (N = 21), Missouri (N = 12), Oregon (N = 12), Wyoming (N = 11), Illinois (N = 10), and Wisconsin (N = 9). Forty-two birds were emaciated but presumptive causes...

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J. Christian Franson, S. E. Little

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.

Authors

G. Kidd

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Flight restraint Flight restraint

Many techniques are available for pre ve n ting escape of captive cranes. These include tenotomy, tenectomy, wing clipping, confinement under nets, amputation, brailing, and vane trimming (Ellis and Dein 1991). The advantages and limitations of each technique are presented.

Authors

D. H. Ellis, F. J. Dein

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Lead poisoning of waterfowl and raptors Lead poisoning of waterfowl and raptors

No abstract available.

Authors

L. N. Locke, N. J. Thomas

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Interpretation of tissue lead residues in birds other than waterfowl Interpretation of tissue lead residues in birds other than waterfowl

No abstract available.

Authors

J. Christian Franson

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Mortality of passerines adjacent to a North Carolina corn field treated with granular carbofuran Mortality of passerines adjacent to a North Carolina corn field treated with granular carbofuran

Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were collected during an epizootic in southeastern North Carolina (USA). Activity of brain cholinesterase (ChE) was inhibited by 14 to 48% in three of five specimens, and returned to normal levels after incubation. Gastrointestinal tracts were analyzed for 30 anti-ChE agents. Carbofuran, the only compound detected, was present in all specimens...

Authors

Tom Augspurger, Milton R. Smith, Carol U. Meteyer, Kathryn A. Converse

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Florisitic summary of 'Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada', second edition Florisitic summary of 'Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada', second edition

The second edition of the Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada by Gleason and Cronquist (1991) is the most recent and up-to-date taxonomic treatment of the flora of that region. Since no floristic summary of the Manual was included in the publication, a computer analysis of the taxonomic data of the Manual was performed in order to generate a...

Authors

J. P. Bennett

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1996

Helminth parasites of the osprey, Pandion haliaetus, in North America Helminth parasites of the osprey, Pandion haliaetus, in North America

A total of 28 species of helminths (17 trematodes, 3 cestodes, 7 nematodes, and 1 acanthocephalan) was recovered from 17 ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) from the United States. Intensities of infection were low and no lesions were attributed to the parasites. Seven species appear to be specialists in ospreys, 2 species generalists in raptors, and the remainder generalists in other orders of...

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J. M. Kinsella, Rebecca A. Cole, Donald J. Forrester, Constance L. Roderick

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center