Publications
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A note on the stomach contents of two whooping cranes A note on the stomach contents of two whooping cranes
On 4 January 1968 an adult female Whooping Crane (Grus americana) was illegally shot by a hunter near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. The carcass was immediately frozen and subsequently shipped to the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center for autopsy.
Authors
Francis M. Uhler, Louis N. Locke
Toxicity of DDT to Japanese quail as influenced by body weight, breeding condition, and sex Toxicity of DDT to Japanese quail as influenced by body weight, breeding condition, and sex
Controlled experiments were utilized to simulate the stresses on wild birds of breeding condition and of weight loss due to migration. Light conditions in the laboratory were manipulated to produce Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) in breeding condition and not in breeding condition. Within each of these groups, some birds were partially starved before dosage and some were...
Authors
C.D. Gish, N.J. Chura
Active anting in the Puerto Rican tanager Active anting in the Puerto Rican tanager
Anting, a bird’s intentional exposure of its body surface to chemical substances secreted by ants or other agents, has been recorded in over 20 species of birds of 40 families, mostly within the order Passeriformes. Our observations of anting in the Puerto Rico tanager (Neospingus speculiferus) extend the phenomenon to a new genus and the 14th species of the Thraupidae.
Authors
W.B. King, C. B. Kepler
The types and taxa of Harold H. Bailey The types and taxa of Harold H. Bailey
No abstract available.
Authors
R.C. Banks, J.P. Hubbard
Mourning dove status report, 1968 Mourning dove status report, 1968
No abstract available.
Authors
J.L. Ruos, Duncan MacDonald
Induction of liver microsomal activities in Japanese quail [with supplemental information on] the induction of microsomal ethylmorphine demethylase activity in sparrow hawk livers by diets containing DDT and dieldrin or DDE Induction of liver microsomal activities in Japanese quail [with supplemental information on] the induction of microsomal ethylmorphine demethylase activity in sparrow hawk livers by diets containing DDT and dieldrin or DDE
No abstract available.
Authors
J.W. Gillett, Richard D. Porter, Stanley N. Wiemeyer, T.H. Gram, D.H. Schroeder, J.R. Gillette
Changing abundance of migratory birds in North America Changing abundance of migratory birds in North America
No abstract available.
Authors
J.W. Aldrich, C.S. Robbins
Progress report on the North American Breeding Bird Survey Progress report on the North American Breeding Bird Survey
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins, W.T. Van Velzen
Establishing hunting regulations and allowable harvest of mallards in the United States Establishing hunting regulations and allowable harvest of mallards in the United States
As a major part of establishing hunting regulations each year in the United States, data for the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) are examined extensively to estimate the effect of various harvest strategies on the breeding population the following spring. This requires estimates of the breeding-population level and of the production, harvest, and mortality rates. Predictions made at the...
Authors
A. D. Geis, R. K. Martinson, David R. Anderson
Effect of restrictive hunting regulations on canvasbacks and redhead harvest rates and survival Effect of restrictive hunting regulations on canvasbacks and redhead harvest rates and survival
Because of low population levels, there were especially restrictive hunting regulations between 1958-1965, including complete closures during the 1960-1963 seasons, for canvasback (Aythya valimeria) and redhead (A. americana) ducks. Banding data from 1952 through 1965 indicated that restrictive regulations reduced both harvest and annual mortality rates. During the period with very...
Authors
A. D. Geis, Walter F. Crissey
Duck viral enteritis (duck plague) in North American Waterfowl Duck viral enteritis (duck plague) in North American Waterfowl
Duck Viral Enteritis (DVE) was first recognized in North America in January 1967, when an outbreak occurred in a commercial flock of white Pekin ducks in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York (Leibovitz and Hwang, 1968b). Originally described as a disease of domestic ducks in the Netherlands, DVE has since been reported from India and Belgium. it is also believed to have occurred in...
Authors
Louis N. Locke, Louis Leibovitz, Carlton M. Herman, John W. Walker
Status of duck virus enteritis (duck plague) in the United States Status of duck virus enteritis (duck plague) in the United States
No abstract available.
Authors
John W. Walker, C.J. Pfow, S.S. Newcomb, W.D. Urban, H.E. Nadler, L. N. Locke