Publications
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Estimating reproductive success in colonial waterbirds: An evaluation Estimating reproductive success in colonial waterbirds: An evaluation
To estimate reproductive success in a population one ideally would like to determine the number of young fledged per nesting female. However, this is difficult because often (1) the adults are not individually marked, (2) the colony is not visited daily, and (3) the investigator is unable to monitor all young until they fledge. If adults are unmarked and successful renesting occurs...
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R.M. Erwin, T. W. Custer
Inclusion body hepatitis in kestrels (Falco sparverius) Inclusion body hepatitis in kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Inclusion body disease of suspected adenovirus etiology was the apparent cause of death of 9 captive kestrels (Falco sparverius). Cloacal hemorrhage was the only prominent gross lesion; disseminated hepatocellular necrosis and intranuclear inclusion bodies were evident microscopically. Attempts to reproduce the disease, and to propagate and serologically characterize the agent were...
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L. Sileo, J. C. Franson, D.L. Graham, C.H. Domermuth, Barnett A. Rattner, O. H. Pattee
Oviposition, plasma luteinizing hormone and corticosterone concentrations, and cold tolerance of quail fed parathion Oviposition, plasma luteinizing hormone and corticosterone concentrations, and cold tolerance of quail fed parathion
No abstract available.
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Barnett A. Rattner, L. Sileo, C.G. Scanes
Organophosphate insecticide poisoning of Canada geese in the Texas panhandle Organophosphate insecticide poisoning of Canada geese in the Texas panhandle
Sixteen hundred waterfowl, mostly Canada Geese, died near Etter, Texas, in late January 1981 from anticholinesterase poisoning. Winter wheat in the area of the die-off had been treated with organophosphate insecticides to control greenbugs. Cholinesterase (ChE) levels in brains of a sample of geese found dead were 75% below normal, enough to account for death (Ludke et al. 1975). The
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Donald H. White, C. A. Mitchell, L.D. Wynn, Edward L. Flickinger, E. J. Kolbe
Hormonal responses and tolerance to cold of female quail following parathion ingestion Hormonal responses and tolerance to cold of female quail following parathion ingestion
Thirty-week-old female bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus), maintained at 26 + 1?C, were provided diets containing 0,25, or 100 ppm parathion ad libitum. After 10 days, birds were exposed to mild cold (6 + 1?C) for 4,8, 12, 24, or 48 hr. Brain acetylcholinesterase activity was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner in birds receiving 25 and 100 ppm parathion. Body weight, egg production...
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Barnett A. Rattner, L. Sileo, C.G. Scanes
Potential Impacts of Winter Navigation on Migratory Birds of the Upper U.S. Great Lakes Potential Impacts of Winter Navigation on Migratory Birds of the Upper U.S. Great Lakes
No abstract available.
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T.E. Davis, R.M. Erwin
Distribution and systematics of Peromyscus (Mammalia: Rodentia) of Nayarit, Mexico Distribution and systematics of Peromyscus (Mammalia: Rodentia) of Nayarit, Mexico
No abstract available.
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M.D. Carleton, D.E. Wilson, A. L. Gardner, M.A. Bogan
Woodcock ecology and management Woodcock ecology and management
No abstract available.
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T.J. Dwyer, G.L. Storm
Gentle release of captive, parent-reared Mississippi sandhill cranes into the wild Gentle release of captive, parent-reared Mississippi sandhill cranes into the wild
No abstract available.
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P.J. Zwank, S.R. Derrickson
Whooping crane mortality at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 1966-1981 Whooping crane mortality at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 1966-1981
No abstract available.
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J. W. Carpenter, S.R. Derrickson
Woodcock brood ecology in Maine Woodcock brood ecology in Maine
Captures of 102 American woodcock (Philohela minor) broods, including 338 chicks, from 1977 to 1980 provided data on age-related production by breeding females and on growth and survival of chicks. Although broods of second-year females are smaller and hatch at slightly later dates and the growth of the chicks is slower than that of broods of after-second-year hens, we could detect no...
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T.J. Dwyer, E.L. Derleth, D.G. McAuley
An atlas and census of Texas waterbird colonies, 1973-1980 An atlas and census of Texas waterbird colonies, 1973-1980
No abstract available.
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L.M. Mullins, R.D. Slack, A.H. Chaney, R.C. Telfair, R.T. Paul, D.R. Blankinship, Gene W. Blacklock, Kirk A. King, S. Kennedy, J.C. Smith