Publications
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Breeding biology and behaviour of captive black-footed ferrets: Mustela nigripes Breeding biology and behaviour of captive black-footed ferrets: Mustela nigripes
No abstract available.
Authors
C. N. Hillman, J. W. Carpenter
Status and conservation of seabirds in the southeastern United States Status and conservation of seabirds in the southeastern United States
No abstract available.
Authors
R. B. Clapp, P. A. Buckley
Conservation of nearctic shorebirds Conservation of nearctic shorebirds
No abstract available.
Authors
S.E. Senner, M.A. Howe
Maui-Molokai forest birds recovery plan, May 1984 Maui-Molokai forest birds recovery plan, May 1984
No abstract available.
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C. B. Kepler, T. Burr, C.B. Cooper, D. Dunatchik, J. Medeiros, J. M. Scott, M. Ueoko, W. Wong
Neurotoxic and teratogenic effects of an organophosphorus insecticide (phenyl phosphonothioic acid-O-ethyl-O-[4-nitrophenyl] ester) on mallard development Neurotoxic and teratogenic effects of an organophosphorus insecticide (phenyl phosphonothioic acid-O-ethyl-O-[4-nitrophenyl] ester) on mallard development
Phenyl phosphonothioic acid-O-ethyl-O-[4-nitrophenyl] ester (EPN) is one of the 10 most frequently used organophosphorus insecticides and caused delayed neurotoxicity in adult chickens and mallards. Small amounts of organophosphorus insecticides placed on birds' eggs are embryotoxic and teratogenic. For this reason, the effects of topical egg application on EPN were examined on mallard...
Authors
D. J. Hoffman, L. Sileo
Erratum for shorebird banding at New Haven harbor Erratum for shorebird banding at New Haven harbor
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Authors
Jeffrey A. Spendelow
Shorebird banding at New Haven harbor Shorebird banding at New Haven harbor
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Authors
Jeffrey A. Spendelow
The significance of diurnal terrestrial emergency of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Gal?pagos Archipelago The significance of diurnal terrestrial emergency of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Gal?pagos Archipelago
The diurnal, nonreproductive emergence of green turtles Chelonia mydas in Galapagos apparently occurs throughout the year on several islands. Turtles on beaches have cloacal temperatures that exceed temperatures of adjacent coastal waters. Basking turtles are predominately females. We hypothesize that females bask to accelerate digestion and fat build-up, necessary antecedents to egg...
Authors
H.L. Snell, Thomas H. Fritts
Some observations on the use of discriminant analysis in ecology Some observations on the use of discriminant analysis in ecology
The application of discriminant analysis in ecological investigations is discussed. The appropriate statistical assumptions for discriminant are illustrated, and both classification and group separation approaches are outlined. Three assumptions that are crucial in ecological studies are discussed at length, and the consequences of their violation are developed. These assumptions are: (1...
Authors
Byron K. Williams
Clutch size, reproductive success, and organochlorine contaminants in Atlantic coast black-crowned night-herons Clutch size, reproductive success, and organochlorine contaminants in Atlantic coast black-crowned night-herons
In 1979, we gathered clutch-size and reproductive-success data on Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) nesting in three New England and two North Carolina colonies. In 1975, we gathered similar data from one of the New England and one of the North Carolina colonies. Latitudinal differences in clutch initiation were not evident. Mean clutch size was larger in the New England...
Authors
Thomas W. Custer, Gary L. Hensler, T. Earl Kaiser
Disruption, dispersion, and dominance in lek-breeding birds Disruption, dispersion, and dominance in lek-breeding birds
No abstract available.
Authors
Mercedes S. Foster
Cholinesterase inhibition of birds inhabiting wheat fields treated with methyl parathion and toxaphene Cholinesterase inhibition of birds inhabiting wheat fields treated with methyl parathion and toxaphene
Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) and dickcissels (Spiza americana) inhabiting wheat fields treated with 0.67 kg AI/ha methyl parathion and 1.35 kg AI/ha toxaphene showed brain cholinesterase (ChE) inhibition compared with birds inhabiting untreated fields. Maximum inhibition occurred about five days after insecticide application. ChE activities again approached “normal” 10...
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K. R. Niethammer, Thomas S. Baskett