Publications
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Bird conservation in the United States Caribbean Bird conservation in the United States Caribbean
No abstract available.
Authors
J. W. Wiley
Status, research, and management needs of the native Hawaiian biota: A summary Status, research, and management needs of the native Hawaiian biota: A summary
No abstract available.
Authors
Stephen Mountainspring
The California condor The California condor
The California condor (Gymnogyps californicus), with a weight of 18 to 22 pounds and a wingspan of approximately nine feet, is one of the largest land birds in the Western Hemisphere. It is one of seven species of New World vultures in the family Cathartidae, which includes the more familiar and much smaller North American species, the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).1
Authors
John C. Ogden
Recent changes in the ranges of North American birds Recent changes in the ranges of North American birds
The North American Breeding Bird Survey has provided an annual index of population change since 1966. About 2400 randomly distributed roadside routes of 50 three-minute stops each provide the basic data for computer analysis. One of the reports produced shows the percentage of routes on which each species is encountered in each state and each Canadian province. This percentage is used to...
Authors
C.S. Robbins
Atlantic Flyway review: Region V: Laurel, Prince Georges County, MD (390-0765) Atlantic Flyway review: Region V: Laurel, Prince Georges County, MD (390-0765)
My being away nearly all of September and on half the October weekends cut deeply into this season's banding. Totals for permanent residents and winter residents were close to normal, but numbers of the transient species are not at all comparable with other years. The only species that seemed more common than usual was the Northern Cardinal, for which my total of 28 was the second...
Authors
Chandler S. Robbins
Contaminant levels in colonial waterbirds from Green Bay and Lake Michigan, 1975–80 Contaminant levels in colonial waterbirds from Green Bay and Lake Michigan, 1975–80
Residues of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polychlorinated styrenes (PCSs), and mercury were measured in the eggs of 10 species of colonial waterbirds nesting in areas around Green Bay or Lake Michigan from 1975 to 1980. Residues also were measured in the carcasses and brains of black-crowned night-herons (Nycticorax...
Authors
G. H. Heinz, T.C. Erdman, S. D. Haseltine, C. Stafford
Famphur toxicosis in a bald eagle Famphur toxicosis in a bald eagle
No abstract available.
Authors
J. Christian Franson, E. J. Kolbe, J. W. Carpenter
Sperm whales (Physeter catodon) in the Gulf of Mexico Sperm whales (Physeter catodon) in the Gulf of Mexico
The distribution of the sperm whale, Physeter catodon, was documented in the Gulf of Mexico during 1979 to 1981 using regular aerial surveys and opportunistic sightings from ships. Most sightings were in the western Gulf of Mexico in deep waters near the edge of the continental shelf. A total of 47 adults and 12 young animals was sighted in groups containing from one to 14 animals.
Authors
L.A. Collum, T. H. Fritts
Accumulation of methylmercury in the earthworm, Eisenia foetida, and its effect on regeneration Accumulation of methylmercury in the earthworm, Eisenia foetida, and its effect on regeneration
No abstract available.
Authors
W. N. Beyer, E. Cromartie, G. B. Moment
Organochlorine residues in fish from the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Organochlorine residues in fish from the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge
No abstract available.
Authors
P. V. Winger, D.P. Schultz, W.W. Johnson
Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico
No abstract available.
Authors
J. W. Wiley, G.P. Bauer