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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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A search for stability gradients in North American breeding bird communities A search for stability gradients in North American breeding bird communities

To search for the existence of stability gradients in North American breeding land bird communities we operationally defined stability (after Jarvinen 1979) as year-to-year persistence in species composition and distribution of species abundances. From the census data for 174 study plots we derived nine indices that estimate the annual variability of species composition, the species...
Authors
B.R. Noon, D.K. Dawson, J.P. Kelly

Case histories of organophosphate pesticides killing birds of prey in the United States Case histories of organophosphate pesticides killing birds of prey in the United States

Since 1982 when secondary. poisoning of Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) was documented following the recommended use of famphur on cattle, the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center has tested for organophosphate (OP) poisoning in selected birds of prey found dead. This report documents the circumstances for a number of. cases where birds of prey were killed by OP pesticides in the...
Authors
Charles J. Henny, E. J. Kolbe, E. F. Hill, L. J. Blus

Summary of bird censusing and atlasing in North America Summary of bird censusing and atlasing in North America

This paper reviews the historical development, present status and methods of the principal bird census and atlas projects in North America.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
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