Publications
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Ecological and physiological/toxicological effects of petroleum on aquatic birds: A summary of research activities FY76 through FY78 Ecological and physiological/toxicological effects of petroleum on aquatic birds: A summary of research activities FY76 through FY78
Oil and gas development and exploration in marine coastal areas and the Great Lakes will result in unavoidable spills of polluting oil. Although large oil spills may kill thousands of birds and stimulate much public concern, the bulk of oil that reaches aquatic environmentS released in the course of normal operations, with a total input into the world's oceans estimated at 6 million...
Authors
Lucille F. Stickel, Michael P. Dieter
Why some deer are safe from wolves Why some deer are safe from wolves
No abstract available.
Authors
L.D. Mech
Nesting waterfowl in the central Atlantic states Nesting waterfowl in the central Atlantic states
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Embryotoxic and teratogenic effects of petroleum hydrocarbons in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) Embryotoxic and teratogenic effects of petroleum hydrocarbons in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)
Egg surface applications of microliter quantities of crude and refined oils of high aromatic content are embryotoxic to mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and other avian species; applications of aliphatic hydrocarbons have virtually no effect. Mallard eggs at 72 h of development were exposed to a mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons or to aromatic compounds representative to those present in...
Authors
D. J. Hoffman
[Book review] Virginia's Birdlife, an Annotated Checklist, by YuLee Larner and 12 other members of the Checklist Committee of the V.S.O [Book review] Virginia's Birdlife, an Annotated Checklist, by YuLee Larner and 12 other members of the Checklist Committee of the V.S.O
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
[Book review] Bluebird, what do you eat? by E.L Beal [Book review] Bluebird, what do you eat? by E.L Beal
No abstract available.
Authors
D.D. Boone
Feeding ecology and development of juvenile black ducks in Maine Feeding ecology and development of juvenile black ducks in Maine
Data from 41 juvenile Black Ducks (Anas rubripes) collected in the Penobscot River valley of Maine from June through August 1974-76 were used to estimate the proportion of aquatic invertebrates in the prefledging diet and the allometric growth rates of the tarsi, flight muscles, and alimentary system. The proportion of aquatic invertebrates in the diet of downy and partially feathered...
Authors
Kenneth J. Reinecke
Some considerations in re-establishing wolves in the wild Some considerations in re-establishing wolves in the wild
No abstract available.
Authors
L.D. Mech
Museum studies and wildlife management: Selected papers Museum studies and wildlife management: Selected papers
No abstract available.
Authors
R.C. Banks