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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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No abstract available.
Authors
J.E. Hines, K. H. Pollock, J.D. Nichols

Feasibility of a bird-borne transmitter for tracking via satellite Feasibility of a bird-borne transmitter for tracking via satellite

No abstract available.
Authors
M.R. Fuller, N. Levanon, T.E. Strikwerda, W.S. Seegar, J. Wall, H.D. Black, F.P. Ward, P.W. Howey, J. Partelow

Effects of egg oiling on larid productivity and population dynamics Effects of egg oiling on larid productivity and population dynamics

Small quantities of petroleum may adhere to the plumage, feet, or nest materials of breeding birds and be transferred to their eggs during incubation. In this study, oil was applied to naturally incubated Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) and Herring Gull (L. argentatus) eggs, and its effects on reproductive success were assessed. Embryo survival was inversely proportional to the...
Authors
S.J. Lewis, R.A. Malecki

Occurrence and timing of second clutches in common terns Occurrence and timing of second clutches in common terns

Eighteen pairs of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at three different colonies laid second clutches while still feeding young from their first broods. Seven clutches were laid before the chicks from the first brood fledged, and 11 were laid after the chicks from the first brood fledged. In each case, parents alternately fed chicks from the first brood and incubated the second clutch...
Authors
D.A. Wiggins, R.D. Morris, I.C.T. Nisbet, T. W. Custer

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No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
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