Publications
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Demographic analysis of marked birds. [Book review] Marked Individuals in the Study of Bird Populations by J.-D. Lebreton and Ph. M. North, editors Demographic analysis of marked birds. [Book review] Marked Individuals in the Study of Bird Populations by J.-D. Lebreton and Ph. M. North, editors
No abstract available.
Authors
J.R. Sauer
Famphur Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review Famphur Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
Famphur (phosphorothioic acid, O,(4((dimethylamino)sulfonyl),phenoyl)O,Odimethyl ester), also known as Warbex, is a systemic organophosphorus insecticide used almost exclusively as a veterinary chemical to control parasite in livestock. Only famphur and its oxygen analog, famoxon, were of toxicological significance; other famphur metabolites were 31 to 237 times less toxic, as Judged by...
Authors
R. Eisler
Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
Measurements of toxicity and critical stages of development Measurements of toxicity and critical stages of development
No abstract available.
Authors
D. J. Hoffman
Measuring and monitoring biological diversity: Standard methods for amphibians Measuring and monitoring biological diversity: Standard methods for amphibians
Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of standard methods for biodiversity sampling of amphibians, with information on analyzing and using data that will interest biologists in general. In this manual, nearly fifty herpetologists recommend ten standard sampling procedures for measuring and monitoring amphibian and many other...
Should we terminate an 'artificial,' tree-nesting raptor population in Arizona? Should we terminate an 'artificial,' tree-nesting raptor population in Arizona?
The Altar Valley in southcentral Arizona was once a iallgrass prairie. Overgrazing prevented fire and spread mesquite, allowing the area, now a savanna, to be heavily used by tree-nesting raptors in summer and heavily hunted by perch-hunting raptors in winter. The breeding raptor community (over 150 pairs) consists primarily of red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), great horned owls...
Authors
D. H. Ellis, D.G. Smith, F.B.P. Trahan
Nutritional restriction and acid-base balance in white-tailed deer Nutritional restriction and acid-base balance in white-tailed deer
We examined the effect of progressive nutritional restriction on acid-base balance in seven captive, adult white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from 4 February to 5 May 1988 in north central Minnesota (USA). Metabolic acidosis was indicated by low mean blood pH (7.25 to 7.33) in deer throughout the study. Mean urinary pH values declined (P = 0.020) from a mean (±SE) baseline of 8.3...
Authors
G. D. DelGiudice, L.D. Mech, U.S. Seal
The 1992 and 1993 summary of the North American Breeding Bird Survey The 1992 and 1993 summary of the North American Breeding Bird Survey
Using data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), continental and regional changes in bird populations were estimated for the 2-year periods of 1991-1992 and 1992-1993. These 2-year changes were placed in the context of population trends since 1966. During 1991-1992, 62% of all species exhibited positive continental trend estimates. For species showing significant population...
Authors
B.G. Peterjohn, J.R. Sauer, W.A. Link
Communal roosting and foraging behavior of staging sandhill cranes Communal roosting and foraging behavior of staging sandhill cranes
Each spring more than 300,000 Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) roost communally at night in river channels in the Platte River Valley of Nebraska and disperse at dawn to forage in agricultural fields. Cranes with central roosts had activity ranges double the size of those with peripheral roosts; 42% of the birds changed activity ranges prior to the onset of migration. Minimum daily...
Authors
D. W. Sparling, Gary L. Krapu