Publications
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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Birds of North America - A Guide to Field Identification Birds of North America - A Guide to Field Identification
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins, B. Bruun, H.S. Zim
Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon Recovery Plan Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon Recovery Plan
No abstract available.
Authors
J. W. Wiley, R. Cotte, W.T. Parker, H. Raffaele, J.L. Vivaldi, N. Snyder
Species decline: A perspective on extinction, recovery, and propagation Species decline: A perspective on extinction, recovery, and propagation
This keynote address was presented at the Conference on the Conservation of Endangered Species in Zoological Parks and Aquariums on April 18, 1982 at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. It outlines 1) future trends in the world's environment, resources, and population; 2) factors affecting species decline; 3) reasons for preserving life forms; and 4) techniques, with emphasis on captive
Authors
J. W. Carpenter
Feeding habitats of nesting wading birds: Spatial use and social influences Feeding habitats of nesting wading birds: Spatial use and social influences
In an effort to relate social interactions to feeding-habitat use, I observed six species of wading birds near a major colony site in coastal North Carolina. Three spatial scales of habitat use were considered: the general orientation to and from the colony (coarsest level), the habitat "patch," and (at the finest level) the microhabitat. Departure-arrival directions of Great Egrets...
Authors
R. Michael Erwin
Bachman's sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis) Bachman's sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis)
No abstract available.
Authors
D. Bystrak
Progress report on bird atlasing in the U.S.A Progress report on bird atlasing in the U.S.A
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
The eighty-third Audubon Christmas bird count The eighty-third Audubon Christmas bird count
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
The status of vultures in Europe The status of vultures in Europe
No abstract available.
Authors
S.R. Wilbur