Publications
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Stubborn hunter in a harsh land Stubborn hunter in a harsh land
About 110 wolves in 13 packs inhabit Denali National Park. Pack sizes vary from 2 to 15 in winter, and minimum pack territory sizes range from 250 to 805 square miles.
Authors
L.D. Mech
The relationship between body mass and annual survival in American Black Ducks The relationship between body mass and annual survival in American Black Ducks
No abstract available.
Authors
D.G. Krementz, J.E. Hines, P.O. Corr, Ray B. Owen
An improved method to monitor nest attentiveness using radio-telemetry An improved method to monitor nest attentiveness using radio-telemetry
An improved method of automatically monitoring nest attentiveness was designed and tested using radio-equipped American Woodcock (Scolopax minor). Shielded coaxial cable (RG-58) was extended from a receiver and placed 30 cm above the nest, with a 3.8 cm section of the inner wire exposed. Presence, absence, and activity of birds within 10.1 ? 5.2 m (SD) of the nest were clearly indicated...
Authors
D.S. Licht, D.G. McAuley, J. R. Longcore, G.F. Sepik
Trapping Boiga irregularis on Guam using bird odors Trapping Boiga irregularis on Guam using bird odors
No abstract available.
Authors
T. H. Fritts, N.J. Scott, B.E. Smith
A new generic name for Tate's (1933) Microtarsus group of South American mouse opossums (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) A new generic name for Tate's (1933) Microtarsus group of South American mouse opossums (Marsupialia: Didelphidae)
No abstract available.
Authors
A. L. Gardner, G.K. Creighton
Peregrines revisited. [Book review] Peregrine Falcon Populations: Their Management and Recovery, T. J. Cade, et al., editors Peregrines revisited. [Book review] Peregrine Falcon Populations: Their Management and Recovery, T. J. Cade, et al., editors
Well edited, well-produced book of invited papers from a 1985 conference. Subject categories include surveys and status, environmental contaminants, captive breeding and release, and population biology
Authors
M.R. Fuller
Predator-prey interactions, resource depression and patch revisitation Predator-prey interactions, resource depression and patch revisitation
Generalist predators may be confronted by different types of prey in different patches: sedentary and conspicuous, cryptic (with or without refugia), conspicuous and nonsocial, or conspicuous and social. I argue that, where encounter rates with prey are of most importance, patch revisitation should be a profitable tactic where prey have short 'recovery' times (conspicuous, nonsocial prey...
Authors
R.M. Erwin
Translocation as a species conservation tool: Status and strategy Translocation as a species conservation tool: Status and strategy
Surveys of recent (1973 to 1986) intentional releases of native birds and mammals to the wild in Australia, Canada, Hawaii, New Zealand, and the United States were conducted to document current activities, identify factors associated with success, and suggest guidelines for enhancing future work. Nearly 700 translocations were conducted each year. Native game species constituted 90...
Authors
B. Griffith, J. M. Scott, J. W. Carpenter, C. Reed
Interactions of wolves and dogs in Minnesota Interactions of wolves and dogs in Minnesota
This article reports on the nature and extent of wolf-dog interactions in Minnesota, based on investigations of complaints received by personnel of the federal government dealing with wolf-depredation control. Findings may indicate the wolf-dog interactions that can be expected in other recovery areas.
Authors
S. H. Fritts, W.J. Paul
Pesticide contamination of endangered gray bats and their food base in Boone County, Missouri, 1982 Pesticide contamination of endangered gray bats and their food base in Boone County, Missouri, 1982
Gray bat guano from Devil's Icebox and Hunters Caves contained dieldrin at levels previously associated with gray bat mortality. Two of four gray bats found dead in Holton Cave had lethal brain concentrations of dieldrin. Twenty-five of 28 (86%) insect samples from bat foraging areas contained measurable dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide or both. Beetle samples were most heavily contaminated
Authors
R.L. Clawson, D. R. Clark
The decline of an adaptation in the absence of a presumed selection pressure The decline of an adaptation in the absence of a presumed selection pressure
The colonial nesting Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) lays eggs that vary in ground color and pattern, but individual females lay similar eggs each time. Tests on captive African stocks have shown that females reject eggs of other cohorts if such eggs are sufficiently different. The Village Weaver may have evolved rejection behavior and variable eggs in response to cuckoo parasitism...
Authors
A. Cruz, James W. Wiley
A national migratory gamebird harvest survey: A continuing need A national migratory gamebird harvest survey: A continuing need
No abstract available.
Authors
J. Tautin, S.M. Carney, J.B. Bortner