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Publications

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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Rodent-repellent studies. III. Advanced studies in the evaluation of chemical repellents Rodent-repellent studies. III. Advanced studies in the evaluation of chemical repellents

In order to bridge the gap between preliminary screening of chemicals for potential rodent repellency and the application of these compounds to paper cartons, more advanced studies in the evaluation of promising materials have been carried out. These studies have resulted in: (1) a modification of the food acceptance technique which eliminates doubtful compounds and also provides a...
Authors
E. Bellack, J.B. DeWitt

Populations and home range relationships of the box turtle, Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus) Populations and home range relationships of the box turtle, Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus)

A population study of Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus) was made at the Patuxent Research Refuge, Maryland, from 1944 to 1947. A thirty acre area in bottomland forest was selected for intensive study. Turtles were marked by filing notches in marginal scutes according to a code. Turtles make extensive use of brushy shelter during the day as well.as at night. Gully banks and woods
Authors
L.F. Stickel

Operation drainpipe Operation drainpipe

The bounty system doesn't work.
Authors
D.L. Allen
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