Publications
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Nutritional value of winter foods for whooping cranes Nutritional value of winter foods for whooping cranes
We measured metabolizable energy and digestibility of Whooping Crane (Grus americana) winter foods (blue crab [Callinectes sapidus]), common Rangia clam (Rangia cuneata), wolfberry fruit (Lycium carolinianurn [wolfberry]), and live oak acorn (Ouercus virginiana [acorn])] with feeding trials to captive-reared Whooping Cranes. Apparent metabolizable energy coefficients (expressed as %)...
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J.T. Nelson, R.D. Slack, G.F. Gee
Ecology and management of mosquitoes and eastern equine encephalitis Ecology and management of mosquitoes and eastern equine encephalitis
No abstract available.
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H. S. Ginsberg, A. Gettman, R.A. LeBrun
Observations of a grooved anterior fang in Psammodynastes pulverulentus: Does the mock viper resemble a protoelapid? Observations of a grooved anterior fang in Psammodynastes pulverulentus: Does the mock viper resemble a protoelapid?
No abstract available.
Authors
Kate Jackson, Thomas H. Fritts
Dispersal and habitat use by post-fledging juvenile snowy egrets and black-crowned night-herons Dispersal and habitat use by post-fledging juvenile snowy egrets and black-crowned night-herons
We studied the postfledging dispersal movements and habitat use of juvenile Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) (SNEG) and Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) (BCNH) in coastal Virginia using a dye (picric acid) and radiotelemetry. Results from monitoring radiomarked birds revealed significant differences both years between species, with SNEGs dispersing more widely than BCNHs...
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R.M. Erwin, J.G. Haig, Daniel B. Stotts, Jeff S. Hatfield
Index of biotic integrity applied to a flow-regulated river system Index of biotic integrity applied to a flow-regulated river system
No abstract available.
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Z.H. Bowen, Mary C. Freeman, D.L. Watson
Age-specific survival and philopatry in three species of European ducks: A long-term study Age-specific survival and philopatry in three species of European ducks: A long-term study
Capture-recapture and band recovery models were used to estimate age-specific survival probabilities for female Northern Shovelers (Anas clypeata), Common Pochards (Aythya ferina), and Tufted Ducks (Aythya.fuligula) at Engure Marsh, Latvia, in 1964-1993. We banded more than 65,100 day-old ducklings of both sexes and captured 10,211 incubating females (3,713 new bandings and 6,498...
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Peter Blums, Aivars Mednis, I. Bauga, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Hines
Trouble in paradise: The brown tree snake in the western Pacific Trouble in paradise: The brown tree snake in the western Pacific
The brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) was recognized as a pest species by Congress in Section 1209 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (NANPCA). Like aquatic pests, tree snakes are sometimes dispersed by ships, have wide-ranging effects on natural and human communities, and threaten to spread to other areas. The problems they are causing on Guam, a...
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T. H. Fritts, G.H. Rodda
Endocrine and developmental effects of environmental contaminants in birds Endocrine and developmental effects of environmental contaminants in birds
No abstract available.
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J.B. French, P.F.P. Henry, M. A. Ottinger, Barnett A. Rattner
Use of parasite-specific monoclonal antibodies to study invasion and early development of Eimeria gruis in the Florida Sandhill Crane Use of parasite-specific monoclonal antibodies to study invasion and early development of Eimeria gruis in the Florida Sandhill Crane
No abstract available.
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P.C. Augustine, H.D. Danforth, P. N. Klein
Capture-recapture survival models taking account of transients Capture-recapture survival models taking account of transients
No abstract available.
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R. Pradel, J.E. Hines, J.D. Lebreton, J.D. Nichols
Techniques for estimating abundance and species richness: Estimation of species richness Techniques for estimating abundance and species richness: Estimation of species richness
No abstract available.
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J.D. Nichols, M.J. Conroy
Environments, processes and interactions of estuarine shores Environments, processes and interactions of estuarine shores
No abstract available.
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C. T. Roman, K.F. Nordstrom