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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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Further data on removal and repopulation of the breeding birds in a spruce-fir forest community Further data on removal and repopulation of the breeding birds in a spruce-fir forest community

During June and July of 1950 the writers were engaged in a study of bird populations in northern Maine in conjunction with investigations to determine the effectiveness of the breeding bird population as a controlling agent of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana. The field work was started in 1949 and the current project was a continuation. The entomological phase of the study...
Authors
M.M. Hensley, J.B. Cope

Effects of DDT on saltmarsh wildlife: 1949 Effects of DDT on saltmarsh wildlife: 1949

Briefly describes DDT experimental spraying program, wildlife species studied, the marsh, and tidal movements. Discusses resulting effects of DDT on vertebrates and invertebrates.
Authors
P. F. Springer, J.R. Webster

American wildlife and plants American wildlife and plants

No abstract available.
Authors
A. C. Martin, H.S. Zim, A.L. Nelson

In Memoriam: Albert Kenrick Fisher In Memoriam: Albert Kenrick Fisher

Dr. Albert Kenrick Fisher, a Founder and Past President of the American Ornithologists' Union and one of its best known Fellows for nearly 65 years, died in Washington, D. C. on June 12, 1948, after a brief illness from circulatory complications that developed as a result of advanced age. With his passing, the American Ornithologists' Union has lost one of its last links with that...
Authors
F.M. Uhler

Distinctions between the snake genera Contia and Eirenis Distinctions between the snake genera Contia and Eirenis

Summary: Various workers have believed Contia to be related to or congeneric with either or both Sonora and Eirenis, the latter a genus of Western Asia. Study of hemipenes, teeth, and jaws indicates that these genera are not related to one another. The hemipenes of Eirenis modesta and Contia tenuis are described. Eirenis is thought to be a derivative of the racer group. Relationships of
Authors
W. H. Stickel
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