Publications
This is a list of publications written by Patuxent employees since Patuxent opened in 1939. To search for Patuxent's publications by author or title, please click below to go to the USGS Publication Warehouse.
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Fall migration at the Washington Monument
Mortality of migrating birds due to lighting of the Monument at night.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
Effects on forest birds of DDT used for gypsy moth control in Pennsylvania
1. Systematic censuses of the birds on three 40-acre tracts of forest near Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, were made between May 1 and June 27, 1945, to determine the breeding populations....2. Between May 24 and June 1 a 600-acre area enclosing the first (Mile Square) was sprayed by airplane with DDT in oil solution at 5 pounds per acre. On June 9 a 350-acre area enclosing the second t
Authors
N. Hotchkiss, R.H. Pough
Effects of DDT on birds at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge
The spraying of DDT at the rate of 2 pounds per acre on a tract of land within the well-drained bottomland forest at the Patuxent Research Refuge on June 5, 1945, had little or no effect on the bird population of the area, with the possible exception of the redstart (Setophaga ruticilla). Considerable evidence was accumulated showing that this species was probably somewhat reduced. The effective
Authors
R. E. Stewart, J.B. Cope, C.S. Robbins, J.W. Brainerd
Field studies of a Peromyscus population in an area treated with DDT
No abstract available.
Authors
L. F. Stickel
Effects of DDT spray on eggs and nestlings of birds
Thirty-four nests of 11 species of birds containing eggs, and 38 nests of 12 species containing young of various ages, were used to determine the effect of applying DDT spray. Seventeen of the nests containing eggs and 19 of those containing young were left unsprayed as checks. The spray consisted of 1 pound of DDT to 2 pints of xylene diluted in fuel oil to make 1gallon, and was applied by a hand
Authors
R.T. Mitchell