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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Breeding bird census 1991: Mixed oak-Virginia pine forest Breeding bird census 1991: Mixed oak-Virginia pine forest
No abstract available.
Authors
D.K. Dawson
Diflubenzuron Hazards to Fish, Wildlife and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review Diflubenzuron Hazards to Fish, Wildlife and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
Diflubenzuron (1(4chlorophenyl)3(2,6difluorobenzoyl)urea), also known as dimilin, is a potent broad spectrum insect growth regulator that interferes with chitin synthesis at time of molting and is effective in controlling immature stages of insects. Diflubenzuron was approved for domestic use in 1976 to control gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), and in 1979 against the cotton boll weevil...
Authors
R. Eisler
Avian toxicology of anticholinesterases Avian toxicology of anticholinesterases
No abstract available.
Authors
E. F. Hill
Food and feeding habits of released Florida sandhill cranes Food and feeding habits of released Florida sandhill cranes
No abstract available.
Authors
C.R. Rucker
Nest guarding from observation blinds: strategy for improving Puerto Rican parrot nest success Nest guarding from observation blinds: strategy for improving Puerto Rican parrot nest success
The effectiveness of 17 yr of nestguarding from observation blinds for increasing reproductive success of the endangered Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) is described. As personnel and time allowed, active nests were guarded part-time during the nest site exploration and selection s stage of the breeding cycle, and part-time to full-time when a nest contained eggs or chicks...
Authors
G.D. Lindsey
Northern rough-winged swallows building nest in semi-trailer Northern rough-winged swallows building nest in semi-trailer
No abstract available.
Authors
R. B. Clapp
Characteristics of snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) nest sites on agricultural drainwater evaporation ponds in the San Joaquin Valley, California Characteristics of snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) nest sites on agricultural drainwater evaporation ponds in the San Joaquin Valley, California
No abstract available.
Authors
D. A. Barnum, W.L. Hohman, D.L. Roster
Earliest records of the recently introduced avifauna of Puerto Rico Earliest records of the recently introduced avifauna of Puerto Rico
No abstract available.
Authors
H.A. Raffaele, C. B. Kepler