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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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Flock sizes and sex ratios of canvasbacks in Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina Flock sizes and sex ratios of canvasbacks in Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina

Knowledge of the distribution, size, and sex ratios of flocks of wintering canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) is fundamental to understanding the species' winter ecology and providing guidelines for management. Consequently, in winter 1986-87, we conducted 4 monthly aerial photographic surveys to investigate temporal changes in distribution, size, and sex ratios of canvasback flocks in...
Authors
G. Michael Haramis, Eric L. Derleth, William A. Link

Main and interactive effects of arsenic and selenium on mallard reproduction and duckling growth and survival Main and interactive effects of arsenic and selenium on mallard reproduction and duckling growth and survival

Arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) occur together in high concentrations in the environment and can accumulate in aquatic plants and invertebrates consumed by waterfowl. Ninety-nine pairs of breeding mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were fed diets supplemented with As (sodium arsenate) at 0, 25, 100, or 400 μg/g, in combination with Se (seleno-DL-methionine) at 0 or 10 μg/g, in a replicated...
Authors
T.R. Stanley, J. W. Spann, G. J. Smith, R. Rosscoe

Regular and homeward travel speeds of arctic wolves Regular and homeward travel speeds of arctic wolves

Single wolves (Canis lupus arctos), a pair, and a pack of five habituated to the investigator on an all-terrain vehicle were followed on Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, during summer. Their mean travel speed was measured on barren ground at 8.7 km/h during regular travel and 10.0 km/h when returning to a den.
Authors
L.D. Mech
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