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This is a list of publications written by Patuxent employees since Patuxent opened in 1939.  To search for Patuxent's publications by author or title, please click below to go to the USGS Publication Warehouse.

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Bird mortality following DDT spray for Dutch elm disease Bird mortality following DDT spray for Dutch elm disease

Avian populations in Hanover, N. H., a town that has sprayed its elms with DDT for many years in an attempt to control Dutch elm disease, were compared with those in Norwich, Vt., a town 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Hanover that has never sprayed. Hanover applied 109 lb DDT/acre (2.1 kg/hectare) in April 1963, then used Methoxychlor in April 1964. Population surveys were taken regularly...
Authors
D.H. Wurster, C.F. Wurster, W.N. Strickland

Body weights of newly hatched Anatidae Body weights of newly hatched Anatidae

As early as 1928 (E.C. Meyers, Auk, 45: 334-388, 1928) investigators realized the importance of bird weights and appealed to ornithologists to record and publish records of these. Practically all of the weights of waterfowl that have been published, however, have been of adults or grown young (see F.H. Kortright, The ducks, geese and swans of North America, Amer. Wildl. Inst., 1943, pp...
Authors
M.G. Smart

Rodent repellents, correlation between chemical structure and rodent repellency of benzoic acid derivatives Rodent repellents, correlation between chemical structure and rodent repellency of benzoic acid derivatives

Sixty-five benzoic acid derivatives were either prepared or obtained from commercial concerns, tested for rat repellency, and their indices of repellency computed. The data from these tests were considered analytically for any correlation between chemical structure and rat repellency. The results suggest a qualitative relationship which is useful in deciding probability of repellency in...
Authors
J.E. Fearn, J.B. DeWitt
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