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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Monitoring long-term trends in Wisconsin frog and toad populations Monitoring long-term trends in Wisconsin frog and toad populations
No abstract available.
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M.J. Mossman, L.M. Hartman, R. Hay, J.R. Sauer, B.J. Dhuey
Avian conservation research in the Mariana Islands, Western Pacific Ocean Avian conservation research in the Mariana Islands, Western Pacific Ocean
No abstract available.
Authors
G.H. Rodda, E.W. Campbell, S.R. Derrickson
Fish and wildlife species as sentinels of environmental endocrine disruption Fish and wildlife species as sentinels of environmental endocrine disruption
This chapter provides an overview of the history and criteria for use of captive and free-ranging fish and wildlife (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) species as sentinels of potential environmental endocrine disruption. Biochemical, behavioral, physiological, immunological, genetic, reproductive, developmental, and ecological correlates of endocrine disruption in these sentinels...
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S.R. Sheffield, J.M. Matter, Barnett A. Rattner, P.D. Guiney
A survey of whitewater recreation impacts along five West Virginia rivers A survey of whitewater recreation impacts along five West Virginia rivers
Results are reported from an assessment of whitewater river recreation impacts at river accesses and recreation sites along five West Virginia rivers: the New, Gauley, Cheat, Tygart, and Shenandoah. Procedures were developed and applied to assess resource conditions on 24 river access roads, 68 river accesses, and 151 recreation sites. The majority of river accesses and recreation sites...
Authors
Y.-F. Leung, J. L. Marion
The wolves of Denali The wolves of Denali
No abstract available.
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L. David Mech, Layne G. Adams, T.J. Meier, John W. Burch, B.W. Dale
Nickel Hazards to Fish, Wildlife and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review Nickel Hazards to Fish, Wildlife and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
This account is a selective review and synthesis of the technical literature on nickel and nickel salts in the environment and their effects on terrestrial plants and invertebrates, aquatic plants and animals, avian and mammalian wildlife, and other natural resources, The subtopics include nickel sources and uses; physical, chemical, and metabolic properties of nickel; nickel...
Authors
R. Eisler
Wetland habitats for wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay Wetland habitats for wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay
The wetlands of Chesapeake Bay have provided the vital habitats that have sustained the impressive wildlife populations that have brought international fame to the Bay. As these wetland habitats decrease in quantity and quality we will continue to see the decline in the wildlife populations that started when European settlers first came to this continent. These declines have accelerated
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
[Book review] Natural History of the Waterfowl, by Frank S. Todd, 1996; Handbook of Waterfowl Identification, by Frank S. Todd, 1996 [Book review] Natural History of the Waterfowl, by Frank S. Todd, 1996; Handbook of Waterfowl Identification, by Frank S. Todd, 1996
No abstract available.
Authors
J. R. Longcore
The taxonomic status of the Yucatan brown brocket, Mazama pandora (Mammalia: Cervidae) The taxonomic status of the Yucatan brown brocket, Mazama pandora (Mammalia: Cervidae)
The Yucatan brown brocket deer, described as Mazama pandora, is now treated as a subspecies of either the common brown brocket, Mazama gouazoubira, or of the red brocket, M. americana. Analysis of brocket deer from Mexico and Central and South America, reveals that the Yucatan brown brocket is sympatric with the red brocket in Mexico and, while similar to M. gouazoubira, warrents...
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R.A. Medellin, A. L. Gardner, J.M. Aranda
History and tradition, or contemporary ornithology? Why ornithological journals should not have bird names History and tradition, or contemporary ornithology? Why ornithological journals should not have bird names
Ask any non-ornithologist to predict the prestige of the following journals, based on the name alone: American Birds, Auk, Bluebird, Condor, Emu, Forktail, Gerfaut, Ibis, Journal of Avian Biology, and Journal of Field Ornithology. The results always will be that the first one and the last two are placed in one category, and the blizzard of bird-named journals in another, lower category...
Authors
J.V. Remsen, J.A. Kushlan, B.A. Loiselle
The discharge of nitrate-contaminated groundwater from developed shoreline to marsh-fringed estuary The discharge of nitrate-contaminated groundwater from developed shoreline to marsh-fringed estuary
As residential development, on-site wastewater disposal, and groundwater contamination increase in the coastal zone, assessment of nutrient removal by soil and sedimentary processes becomes increasingly important. Nitrogen removal efficiency depends largely on the specific flow paths taken by groundwater as it discharges into nitrogen-limited estuarine waters. Shoreline salinity surveys...
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J. W. Portnoy, B.L. Nowicki, C. T. Roman, D.W. Urish