Publications
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Scales, planning and approaches to inventory and monitoring Scales, planning and approaches to inventory and monitoring
No abstract available.
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M.J. Samways, N.E. Stork, J. Cracraft, A.C. Eeley, M.S. Foster, G. Lund, C. Hilton-Taylor
The use of multi-state capture-recapture models to address questions in evolutionary ecology The use of multi-state capture-recapture models to address questions in evolutionary ecology
No abstract available.
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J.D. Nichols, W. L. Kendall
Persistent environmental contaminants in fish and wildlife Persistent environmental contaminants in fish and wildlife
The publication of Silent Spring (Carson 1962) highlighted the potential for dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) and other pesticides that persist in the environment to accumulate in and to harm fish, wildlife, and the ecosystems upon which they depend. The federal government responded in the mid-1960's by establishing a multi-agency program to monitor the concentrations of pesticides...
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C. J. Schmitt, C.M. Bunck
Water/dredge-filled tubes: A new level of flexibility for wetland managers Water/dredge-filled tubes: A new level of flexibility for wetland managers
No abstract available.
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Dennis G. Jorde, G.M. Haramis
Netting bias in tropical bird studies Netting bias in tropical bird studies
Mist netting is the method most commonly used for gathering quantitative information on birds in the American tropics. Point count surveys or other methods often are used in conjunction with netting to reduce some of the many biases associated with netting, specially the failure of stationary nets within 2 m of the ground to sample birds of the tall canopy. We compare totals by both...
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R. Coates-Estrada, B.A. Dowell, J.E. Fallon, C.S. Robbins
Pack structure and genetic relatedness among wolf packs in a naturally-regulated population Pack structure and genetic relatedness among wolf packs in a naturally-regulated population
Observations of wolf pack dynamics over a six-year period in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, found high rates of intraspecific strife, wolf pack dissolution and new pack formation, and the acceptance of new wolves into established packs. These observations corroborate genetic studies that found more genetic links between packs, and more genetic diversity within packs, than...
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Thomas J. Meier, John W. Burch, L. David Mech, Layne G. Adams
A review of the sensory organs in wolves and their importance to life history A review of the sensory organs in wolves and their importance to life history
No abstract available.
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C. S. Asa, L. David Mech
A capture-recapture survival analysis model for radio-tagged animals A capture-recapture survival analysis model for radio-tagged animals
In recent years, survival analysis of radio-tagged animals has developed using methods based on the Kaplan-Meier method used in medical and engineering applications (Pollock et al., 1989a,b). An important assumption of this approach is that all tagged animals with a functioning radio can be relocated at each sampling time with probability 1. This assumption may not always be reasonable...
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K. H. Pollock, C.M. Bunck, Scott R. Winterstein, Chiu-Lan Chen
Modeling shoreline dynamics at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA Modeling shoreline dynamics at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA
No abstract available.
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J.R. Allen, B. Shaw, A.F. Lange
Correcting for overdispersion in tests of prey selectivity Correcting for overdispersion in tests of prey selectivity
No abstract available.
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W.A. Link, K. U. Karanth