Publications
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Book review: Infectious and parasitic diseases of wild birds Book review: Infectious and parasitic diseases of wild birds
No abstract available.
Authors
L. N. Locke
Effects of introducing foxes and raccoons on herring gull colonies Effects of introducing foxes and raccoons on herring gull colonies
Red foxes (Vulpes fulva) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) released at colonies of herring gulls (Larus argentatus) on islands off the Massachusetts coast effectively eliminated the production of young gulls. Annual predator introductions for 2-4 years caused major reductions in colony size and occasionally total abandonment of the island as a colony site. Observations of the experimental...
Authors
J.A. Kadlec
A starling-deterrent wood duck nest box A starling-deterrent wood duck nest box
In many parts of the United States, the starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has I become a serious competitor for nest boxes erected for wood ducks (Aix sponsa). Research at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge near Rock Hall, Maryland, demonstrated that horizontal nest structures with semicircular entrance holes 11 inches in diameter were acceptable...
Authors
Frank B. McGilvrey, Francis M. Uhler
Disappearance and persistence of aldrin after five annual applications Disappearance and persistence of aldrin after five annual applications
Investigation was initiated in 1965 to ascertain the disappearance rate of aldrin applied on loam soils at the recommended level of 1.5 lb per acre from 1960 through 1964. There was no further application of pesticides. Sampling began in 1965 and extended into 1970. Data from gas chromatographic analyses of soil and earthworm samples, collected spring and fall, showed that more than 95...
Authors
L.J. Korschgen
Eggshell thickness in mourning dove populations Eggshell thickness in mourning dove populations
Eggs (n = 452) of the mourning dove (Zenaidura macroura) were collected from 9 states in 1969 and 11 states in 1970, and shell thickness was compared with that of eggs (n = 97) collected from 24 states during the years 1861 to 1935. Mean shell thickness did not differ significantly in the test groups.
Authors
J.F. Kreitzer
Changes in mineral composition of eggshells from black ducks and mallards fed DDE in the diet Changes in mineral composition of eggshells from black ducks and mallards fed DDE in the diet
No abstract available.
Authors
J. R. Longcore, F. B. Samson, J.F. Kreitzer, J. W. Spann
Hazards of mercury: Special report to the secretary's pesticide advisory committee, department of health, education, and welfare, November 1970 Hazards of mercury: Special report to the secretary's pesticide advisory committee, department of health, education, and welfare, November 1970
No abstract available.
Authors
Norton Nelson, Theodore C. Byerly, Albert C. Kolbye, Leonard T. Kurland, Raymond E. Shapiro, Samuel L. Shibko, William H. Stickel, Jack E. Thompson, Lowell A. Van Den Berg, Alfred Weissler
A new stratification of mourning dove call-count routes A new stratification of mourning dove call-count routes
The mourning dove (Zenaidura macroura) call-count survey is a nationwide audio-census of breeding mourning doves. Recent analyses of the call-count routes have utilized a stratification based upon physiographic regions of the United States. An analysis of 5 years of call-count data, based upon stratification using potential natural vegetation, has demonstrated that this uew...
Authors
L. H. Blankenship, A.B. Humphrey, Duncan MacDonald
Aquatic weed problems in estuarine areas Aquatic weed problems in estuarine areas
No abstract available.
Authors
J.H. Steenis
The season - July, August, September, 1971 The season - July, August, September, 1971
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins