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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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Case report: Pox in the mourning dove in Maryland Case report: Pox in the mourning dove in Maryland

Although trichomoniasis has received attention as a cause of death among mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura), ittle work has been done on other diseases of this species. Kossack and Hanson2 reported the occurrence of pox lesions in mourning doves in Illinois. Rosen3 reported that "pigeon pox" had caused a severe mortality in a mourning dove flock near Yreka, Siskiyou County, California...
Authors
L. N. Locke, C. M. Herman, E.S. King

Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Pesticide-Wildlife Review: 1959 Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Pesticide-Wildlife Review: 1959

Research findings of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, State agencies and independent research workers in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Mass., Mich., Mont., N. Dak., Tex., and Wis. are summarized in this report together with recommendations for reducing damage from pest control operations. Major topics discussed are: Scope of Pesticide-Wildlife Problem; Effects on Wildlife...
Authors
J.B. DeWitt, J.L. George

Clutch size of the clapper rail Clutch size of the clapper rail

Incidental information concerning the clutch size of the Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris) was obtained during other studies of this species in the extensive salt marshes near Chincoteague, Virginia. Clutches were considered complete when repeated visits to the nest showed no additional eggs or when embryonic development could be clearly detected.
Authors
R. E. Stewart, B. Meanley

Notes on Bachman's sparrow in Central Louisiana Notes on Bachman's sparrow in Central Louisiana

Notes on the ecology of Bachman’s Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis) were obtained during a study of birds in relation to the direct or artificial seeding of Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) and Loblolly Pine (P. taeda) in central Louisiana from 1955 to 1957. Stoddard (in Burleigh, “Georgia Birds,” pp. 667-668, 1958) has presented an account of the ecology of this species in the pine woods of...
Authors
B. Meanley

Woodcock Newsletter Woodcock Newsletter

No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
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