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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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Changes in litter near an aluminum reduction plant Changes in litter near an aluminum reduction plant

Litter was collected from eight sites at distances as far as 33 km from an Al reduction plant in western Tennessee. As a result of an accumulation of fine litter (
Authors
W. N. Beyer, W. James Fleming, D. Swineford

Enhancement of parathion toxicity to quail by heat and cold exposure Enhancement of parathion toxicity to quail by heat and cold exposure

Effects of ambient temperature on the acute oral toxicity of parathion were investigated in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) maintained at thermoneutral temperature (26.degree. C) or exposed to elevated (37.degree. C) or reduced (4.degree. C) temperatures commonly encountered by free-ranging wild birds. Based upon estimates of the median lethal dosage, there was up to a two-fold...
Authors
Barnett A. Rattner, J.M. Becker, T. Nakatsugawa

Distribution and effects of acidic deposition on wildlife and ecosystems Distribution and effects of acidic deposition on wildlife and ecosystems

Acidic deposition occurs over most of the United States and the deposition patterns and theoretical vulnerabilities of aquatic ecosystems to chemical changes can be delineated, but few data exist on concomitant biological effects. Hypothetical direct effects are limited primarily to toxicity of various heavy metals mobilized at reduced pH. Results of studies in Scandinavia suggest that...
Authors
K. L. Stromborg, J. R. Longcore

A system for acquiring physiological and environmental telemetry data A system for acquiring physiological and environmental telemetry data

No abstract available.
Authors
P.W. Howey, T.E. Strikwerda, S. Mantel, M.R. Fuller, G.F. Gee, S.S. Klugmann, W.S. Segar, F.P. Ward

Trends in American kestrel counts from the North American Breeding Bird Survey Trends in American kestrel counts from the North American Breeding Bird Survey

A 15-year summary of the BBS data suggests that continental numbers of American Kestrels have increased during 1966-1979. According to analyses of physiographic and state/province strata, some areas are largely responsible for the increase in the U.S. and southern Canada and that only in Illinois and Arkansas have kestrels declined. BBS data are too few in Florida to detect trends...
Authors
M.R. Fuller, D. Bystrak, C.S. Robbins, R.M. Patterson

Feeding methods and efficiencies of selected frugivorous birds Feeding methods and efficiencies of selected frugivorous birds

I report on handling methods and efficiencies of 26 species of Paraguayan birds freeding on fruits of Allophyllus edulis (Sapindaceae). A bird may swallow fruits whole (Type I: pluck and swallow feeders), hold a fruit and cut the pulp from the seed with the edge of the bill, swallowing the pulp but not the seed (Type II: cut or mash feeders), or take bites of pulp from a fruit that hangs...
Authors
M.S. Foster
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