Publications
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Nest defense behavior and reproductive success of laughing gulls sublethally dosed with parathion Nest defense behavior and reproductive success of laughing gulls sublethally dosed with parathion
No abstract available.
Authors
Kirk A. King, Donald H. White, C. A. Mitchell
Sensitivity of nestling and adult starlings to dicrotophos, an organophosphate pesticide Sensitivity of nestling and adult starlings to dicrotophos, an organophosphate pesticide
The 24-hr median lethal dose (LD50) of dicrotophos (3-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-cis-crotonamide dimethyl phosphate) for free-living 5-day-old nestling European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris, LDso = 4.92 mg/kg body wt) was about one-half that obtained for free-living 15day-old nestlings (9.59 mg/kg) and captive adult males (8.37 mg/kg) and females (8.47 mg/ kg). Nestlings and adults with low...
Authors
C.E. Grue, B.K. Shipley
Effects of roads on breeding birds Effects of roads on breeding birds
No abstract available.
Authors
L.W. Adams, A. D. Geis
Establishment and management of a breeding program for captive endangered birds Establishment and management of a breeding program for captive endangered birds
No abstract available.
Authors
J. W. Carpenter, R. R. Gabel
A computerized biotelemetry receiving and datalogging system A computerized biotelemetry receiving and datalogging system
No abstract available.
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P.W. Howey, D.R. Witlock, M.R. Fuller, W.S. Seegar, F.P. Ward
Ecological considerations for the use of dispersants in oil spill response Ecological considerations for the use of dispersants in oil spill response
A multidisciplinary task force with membership from government agencies, academia, and industry is developing ecologically based guidelines for dispersant use in marine and estuarine environments. The guidelines are organized by habitat type (e.g., coral reefs, rocky shores, bird habitats) and consider dispersant use to protect the habitats from impact, to mitigate impacts, and to clean...
Authors
J. Lindstedt-Siva, P.H. Albers, K.W. Fucik, N.G. Maynard
A method for sampling waste corn A method for sampling waste corn
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert B. Frederick, Erwin E. Klaas, G.A. Baldassarre, Kenneth J. Reinecke
Reproduction by an altricial songbird, the red-winged blackbird, in fields treated with the organophosphate insecticide fenthion Reproduction by an altricial songbird, the red-winged blackbird, in fields treated with the organophosphate insecticide fenthion
(1) Breeding red-winged blackbirds were used as a model to study the effects of a single application of an organophosphate insecticide, fenthion, on reproduction of altricial songbirds. (2) The insecticide had no significant effect on frequency of nest abandonment, clutch size, hatching success, or fledgling success. (3) Growth rates of young nestlings were lower in nests on one of two...
Authors
G.V.N. Powell
[Book review] Proceedings of the symposium on birds of the sea and shore [Book review] Proceedings of the symposium on birds of the sea and shore
The symposium, held in 1979 at the University of Cape Town, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Southern African Ornithological Society and the 150th anniversary of the University. Quite expectedly, participants were predominantly South African, with a few Europeans and Americans. Thirty-seven presentations, plus a summary, were given at the meeting, but only 26 papers were...
Authors
R. Michael Erwin
Feeding flights of nesting wading birds at a Virginia colony Feeding flights of nesting wading birds at a Virginia colony
Feeding flights of Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula), Tricolored Herons (E. tricolor), Little Blue Herons (E. caerulea), and Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) were monitored at a small nesting colony near Chincoteague, Virginia during late May and June 1979. All four species varied their flight directions over a series of days. Cattle Egrets oriented in a different direction (toward uplands) from...
Authors
R.M. Erwin