Publications
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Roads and roadside habitat in relation to small mammal distribution and abundance Roads and roadside habitat in relation to small mammal distribution and abundance
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Authors
L.W. Adams, A. D. Geis
The North American Breeding Bird Survey The North American Breeding Bird Survey
A brief history of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and a discussion of the technique are presented. The approximately 2000 random roadside routes conducted yearly during the breeding season throughout North America produce an enormous bank of data on distribution and abundance of breeding birds with great potential use. Data on about one million total birds of 500 species...
Authors
D. Bystrak
Interpreting population estimates of birds following pesticide applications--behavior of male starlings exposed to an organophosphate pesticide Interpreting population estimates of birds following pesticide applications--behavior of male starlings exposed to an organophosphate pesticide
We determined activity budgets for 10 pairs of captive male Starlings between 7 May and 18 July 1980. Our objective was to quantify changes in behavior after exposure to an organophosphate (OP) pesticide and to assess the impact of changes in behavior on the interpretation of population estimates of birds following pesticide applications. We observed each pair of males for an hour at 07...
Authors
C.E. Grue, B.J. Shipley
Characterization of petroleum hydrocarbons in tissues of birds killed in the Amoco Cadiz oil spill Characterization of petroleum hydrocarbons in tissues of birds killed in the Amoco Cadiz oil spill
Results of the chemical analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons of muscle and liver tissue of several species of seabirds found washed ashore in the area affected by the Amoco Cadiz oil spill.
Authors
G.C. Lawler, J.P. Holmes, D.M. Adamkiewicz, M.I. Shields, J. #NAME? Monnat, J.L. Laseter
Polychlorinated biphenyls in a wild mink population Polychlorinated biphenyls in a wild mink population
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Authors
T. J. O'Shea, T. E. Kaiser, G.R. Askins, J.A. Chapman
Techniques for sampling avian habitats Techniques for sampling avian habitats
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Authors
B.R. Noon
Remarks on the use of mark-recapture methodology in estimating avian population size Remarks on the use of mark-recapture methodology in estimating avian population size
No abstract available.
Authors
J.D. Nichols, B.R. Noon, S.L. Stokes, J.E. Hines
Bird activity levels related to weather Bird activity levels related to weather
The Breeding Bird Survey data bank serves as a primary source for studying effects of sky cover, wind speed, and temperature on bird census results. Other standardized methods, such as spot-mapping (Breeding Bird Census), point counts, banding, and the Winter Bird Survey, provide additional, but limited, means of assessing effects of weather. Numbers of songbirds detected are generally...
Authors
C.S. Robbins
Tests of hearing ability Tests of hearing ability
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Authors
F. L. Ramsey, J. M. Scott
Reproductive tests of diazinon on bobwhite quail Reproductive tests of diazinon on bobwhite quail
Diazinon was fed at sublethal levels to reproductively active bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Thirty pairs were given constant concentrations (0, 35. 50, 72, 104, or 150 ppm) for 3 weeks (Constant group). Another 30 pairs (Pair-fed group) were matched to these by body weights and were fed the amounts of untreated food consumed by corresponding Constant pairs to evaluate the effect of...
Authors
K. L. Stromborg
Responses of Raptorial Birds to Low Level Military Jets and Sonic Booms: Results of the 1980-1981 Joint U.S. Air Force-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Study Responses of Raptorial Birds to Low Level Military Jets and Sonic Booms: Results of the 1980-1981 Joint U.S. Air Force-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Study
Summary: For this study, we gathered several kinds of data to determine the likely effects of low level jets and sonic booms on nesting Peregrine Falcons and other raptors. We directly observed responses to worst case stimulus loads: responses to extremely frequent and extremely nearby jet aircraft were often minimal, seldom significant and never associated with reproductive failure...
Authors
D. H. Ellis
Synthesis and Evaluation of Avian Populations and Habitat Data for Pennsylvania Synthesis and Evaluation of Avian Populations and Habitat Data for Pennsylvania
No abstract available.
Authors
S.H. Anderson, C.S. Robbins, J.R. Partelow, J.S. Weske