Publications
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Organochlorine residues in animals from three Louisiana watersheds in 1978 and 1979 Organochlorine residues in animals from three Louisiana watersheds in 1978 and 1979
No abstract available.
Authors
P.F. Dowd, G.U. Mayfield, D.P. Coulon, J.B. Graves, J.D. Newson
Contamination from battery salvage operations on the Chipola River, Florida Contamination from battery salvage operations on the Chipola River, Florida
No abstract available.
Authors
P. V. Winger, D.P. Schultz, W.W. Johnson
An epizootic of eastern equine encephalitis virus in whooping cranes An epizootic of eastern equine encephalitis virus in whooping cranes
No abstract available.
Authors
J. W. Carpenter, F. J. Dein, G. Clark
Goodness-of-fit tests for open capture-recapture models Goodness-of-fit tests for open capture-recapture models
General goodness-of-fit tests for the Jolly-Seber model are proposed. These tests are based on conditional arguments using minimal sufficient statistics. The tests are shown to be of simple hypergeometric form so that a series of independent contingency table chi-square tests can be performed. The relationship of these tests to other proposed tests is discussed. This is followed by a
Authors
K. H. Pollock, J.E. Hines, J.D. Nichols
Light attraction in endangered procellariiform birds: Reduction by shielding upward radiation Light attraction in endangered procellariiform birds: Reduction by shielding upward radiation
Autumnal attraction to man-made lighting causes heavy mortality in fledgling Hawaiian seabirds: Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis newelli), Dark-rumped Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis), and Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro). These threatened, endangered, and rare species (respectively) approach and circle lights on their first flight from mountain nesting...
Authors
J.R. Reed, J.L. Sincock, J.P. Hailman
Causes of reproductive failure in two family groups of wolves (Canis lupus) Causes of reproductive failure in two family groups of wolves (Canis lupus)
No abstract available.
Authors
J.M. Packard, U.S. Seal, L.D. Mech, E.D. Plotka
Photographic censusing of the 1982-1983 California condor population Photographic censusing of the 1982-1983 California condor population
An intensive census of the remnant California condor (G. californianus) population based on photographic identification of individuals revealed a minimum of 21 and a probable maximum of .apprx. 24 condors in late summer 1982. Corresponding figures for 1983 were 19 and 22 condors. Two condors are known to have died in the wild since the 1983 census. These data, when compared with earlier...
Authors
N.F.R. Snyder, E.V. Johnson
Environmental contamination in the oil fields of western Pennsylvania Environmental contamination in the oil fields of western Pennsylvania
The effects on freshwater wildlife of chronic exposure to oil field discharges are not well known. Collections of wastewater, aquatic invertebrates, fish, salamanders, and small mammals were made in several streams in the oil fields of western Pennsylvania during 1980-81. Estimates of the petroleum content of two wastewater discharges were high (21.9 and 8.4 ppm) and one was low (0.3 ppm...
Authors
P.H. Albers, A. A. Belisle, D. M. Swineford, R.J. Hall
Toxaphene Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review Toxaphene Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
No abstract available.
Authors
R. Eisler, J. Jacknow
Organochlorine pesticides in plasma of migrating peregrine falcons at Padre Island, Texas, Spring 1978-80 vs. Spring 1984 Organochlorine pesticides in plasma of migrating peregrine falcons at Padre Island, Texas, Spring 1978-80 vs. Spring 1984
A spring concentration of migrating Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) was first discovered at Padre Island, Texas, in April 1978. The birds were first captured and blood-sampled for monitoring residue burdens and trends in the late 1970' s. Only 29 Peregrines were sampled in 1978 and 1979, but 111 were sampled in 1980. The initial investigation showed that DDE in the plasma of spring...
Authors
Charles J. Henny, K.E. Riddle, C.S. Hulse
Hawaiian birds Hawaiian birds
Hawaii's 132 islands, reefs, and shoals extend 1,523 miles from the southernmost island of Hawaii to the northernmost islands at Kure Atoll. The northernmost islands, now eroded almost to sea level, are about 27 million years old, whereas the still-forming island of Hawaii is only about 750,000 years old. The Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated in the world and, as such, have...
Authors
J. Michael Scott, John L. Sincock
Conservation of island ecosystems Conservation of island ecosystems
No abstract available.
Authors
C. B. Kepler, J. M. Scott