Publications
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First records of the long-tailed cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis) on Caroline Atoll, Southern Line Islands, Republic of Kiribati First records of the long-tailed cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis) on Caroline Atoll, Southern Line Islands, Republic of Kiribati
No abstract available.
Authors
D. H. Ellis, C. B. Kepler, A.K. Kepler, K. Teeb’aki
Survival of cackling Canada geese, 1982-1988 Survival of cackling Canada geese, 1982-1988
We estimated seasonal and annual survival rates of cackling Canada geese (Branta canadensis minima) for the period 1982-1989 to identify periods of high mortality and assess effects of harvest management decisions. We tested hypotheses about age- and sex specific variation in survival, seasonal variation in survival rates, and variation in survival between years in which hunting seasons...
Authors
Dennis G. Raveling, James D. Nichols, James E. Hines, David S. Zezulak, Joseph G. Silveira, James C. Johnson, Thomas W. Aldrich, John A. Weldon
Introduced avian disease and its effects on the Hawaiian ecosystem Introduced avian disease and its effects on the Hawaiian ecosystem
No abstract available.
Authors
Glenn H. Olsen
Foraging behaviour of the brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis Foraging behaviour of the brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis
No abstract available.
Authors
G.H. Rodda
The ninety-second Christmas Bird Count: OC MD Ocean City, MD The ninety-second Christmas Bird Count: OC MD Ocean City, MD
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
Daytime activity of wolves during winter in northeastern Minnesota Daytime activity of wolves during winter in northeastern Minnesota
Intermittent aerial observations of 405 radiocollared wolves from November 1968 through March 1989 showed the following percentages of activity: sleeping, 34%; resting, 31%; traveling, 28%, feeding, 6%; other, 2%.
Authors
L.D. Mech
Winter weather effects on waterfowl Winter weather effects on waterfowl
No abstract available.
Authors
Dennis G. Jorde
The mating behavior of Iguana iguana The mating behavior of Iguana iguana
Over a 19 month period I observed the social behaviors of individually recognized green iguanas, Iguana iguana, at three sites in the llanos of Venezuela. The behavior of iguanas outside the mating season differed from that seen during the mating season in three major ways: (1) during normal waking hours outside the breeding season, adult iguanas spent the majority of time immobile...
Authors
G.H. Rodda
[Obituary] James Osborn Stevenson, 1908-1991 [Obituary] James Osborn Stevenson, 1908-1991
No abstract available.
Authors
H.K. Nelson, D.L. Trauger
The challenge of biological diversity: Professional responsibilities, capabilities and realities The challenge of biological diversity: Professional responsibilities, capabilities and realities
No abstract available.
Authors
D.L. Trauger, R.J. Hall