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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Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides
Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides are used throughout the world to control a large variety of insects and other invertebrates, fungi, birds, mammals, and herbaceous plants. Over 100 different organophosphorus and carbamate chemicals are registered in the U.S. alone for use in thousands of products applied to widely diverse habitats including agricultural crops, forests...
Authors
Elwood F. Hill
Acidic deposition: A review of biological effects Acidic deposition: A review of biological effects
The problem of acidic deposition and its possible effects on habitats, organisms, materials, and human health has been recognized for centuries. Earliest accounts date to Cicero (about 100 B.C.), who linked structural damage to buildings and statues in Rome to the smokey rains of wood and charcoal burning.3 Based on estimated of human demographics and centers of population, problems...
Authors
Donald W. Sparling
A new tether system for captive raptors A new tether system for captive raptors
Several types of jesses are used to restrain captive raptors. The Hollywood jess described here has been tested on six species during two decades. Like the Aylmeri jess now in common use in North America, the Hollywood jess consists of a removable rolled button jess and an anklet. Unlike the Aylmeri anklet, however, the Hollywood anklet can be removed and reattached without restraining...
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D. H. Ellis
Aquatic Ecology: Scale, Pattern and Process Aquatic Ecology: Scale, Pattern and Process
No abstract available.
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Matthew C. Perry
A 24-hour remote surveillance system for terrestrial wildlife studies A 24-hour remote surveillance system for terrestrial wildlife studies
The configuration, components, specifications and costs of a state-of-the-art closed-circuit television system with wide application for wildlife research and management are described. The principal system components consist of color CCTV camera with zoom lens, pan/tilt system, infrared illuminator, heavy duty tripod, coaxial cable, coaxitron system, half-duplex equalizing video/control...
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P.W. Sykes, W.E. Ryman, C. B. Kepler, J.W. Hardy
Parasitism at the landscape scale: Cowbirds prefer forests Parasitism at the landscape scale: Cowbirds prefer forests
Landscape-scale examination of parasitism patterns of Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) revealed heterogeneous parasitism rates across the mosaic of a forest and associated old-field communities. In a two year study in Dutchess County, New York, we found a significantly higher parasitism rate in the forest-interior community (n = 301 nests; 17 species) than on the species in the...
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D.C. Hahn, Jeff S. Hatfield
Survival and growth of nursery-stock woody plants in constructed forested wetlands in central Maryland Survival and growth of nursery-stock woody plants in constructed forested wetlands in central Maryland
No abstract available.
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Matthew C. Perry, A.S. Deller, S.B. Pugh, M.E. Banker
A survey of campsite conditions in eleven wilderness areas of the Jefferson National Forest. Final Report A survey of campsite conditions in eleven wilderness areas of the Jefferson National Forest. Final Report
No abstract available.
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Y.-F. Leung, J. L. Marion
Beach-steps: An evolutionary perspective Beach-steps: An evolutionary perspective
Field observation of contrasting beach-step behavior at Canaveral National Seashore on two subsequent days when incident-wave conditions in the inner surf zone were similar prompted this re-examination of our conceptual and quantitative understanding of beach steps. These lower-foreshore features are more complex than previously assumed, evolving through erosional as well as accretional...
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B.O. Bauer, J.R. Allen
Captive and field-tested radio attachments for bald eagles Captive and field-tested radio attachments for bald eagles
The effects of two radio transmitter attachment techniques on captive and one attachment technique on wild Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) were studied. A Y-attachment method with a 160-g dummy transmitter was less apt to cause tissue damage on captive birds than an X-attachment method, and loosely fit transmitters caused less damage than tightly fit transmitters Annual survival...
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D.A. Buehler, J.D. Fraser, M.R. Fuller, L.S. McAllister, J.K.D. Seegar
Assessing campsite conditions for limits of acceptable change management in Shenandoah National Park Assessing campsite conditions for limits of acceptable change management in Shenandoah National Park
No abstract available.
Authors
P.W. Williams, J. L. Marion
Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
No abstract available.
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P.W. Sykes, J.A. Rodgers, R.E. Bennetts