Publications
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Summaries of selected studies on wildlife pollution: Progress reports from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center for the year 1982 Summaries of selected studies on wildlife pollution: Progress reports from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center for the year 1982
No abstract available.
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N.C. Coon
Heavy metal residues in Louisiana catfish below national averages Heavy metal residues in Louisiana catfish below national averages
No abstract available.
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J.B. Graves, G.U. Mayfield, D.P. Coulon, J.D. Newson
Assessing hazards of organophosphate pesticides to wildlife Assessing hazards of organophosphate pesticides to wildlife
No abstract available.
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C.E. Grue, W. James Fleming, D.G. Busby, E. F. Hill
Distribution and ecology of marine turtles in waters off the southeastern United States Distribution and ecology of marine turtles in waters off the southeastern United States
Aerial surveys of marine waters up to 222 km from shore in the Gulf of Mexico and nearby Atlantic Ocean suggest that marine turtles are largely distributed in waters less than 100 m in depth. The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) was observed nearly 50 times as often in waters off eastern and western Florida as in the western Gulf of Mexico. Loggerheads were present year round but the...
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T. H. Fritts, W. Hoffman, M.A. McGehee
Status of the common tern (Sterna hirundo) in the tropical Pacific, with a note on records of the black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) in Hawaii Status of the common tern (Sterna hirundo) in the tropical Pacific, with a note on records of the black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) in Hawaii
No abstract available.
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R. B. Clapp, R.C. Laybourne, R. L. Pyle
First record of whiskered tern from the tropical Pacific First record of whiskered tern from the tropical Pacific
No abstract available.
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R. B. Clapp, R.C. Laybourne
FLIT-MLO and No. 2 fuel oil: Effects of aerosol applications to mallard eggs on hatchability and behavior of ducklings FLIT-MLO and No. 2 fuel oil: Effects of aerosol applications to mallard eggs on hatchability and behavior of ducklings
FLIT-MLO and No. 2 fuel oil are sprayed on wetlands for mosquito control during spring and summer. In one experiment to assess the effects of the spraying on birds, mallard eggs were sprayed with amounts of No. 2 fuel oil equivalent to 2.34, 4.67, or 18.70 liters/ha or FLIT-MLO equivalent to 9.35, 46.75, or 140.25 liters/ha on Day 6 of incubation. In a second experiment, mallard eggs...
Authors
P.H. Albers, G. H. Heinz
Effects of roads on small mammals Effects of roads on small mammals
(1) The study was designed to determine the effects of roads on the diversity, spatial distribution, and density of small mammals. (2) Forty species of small mammal (5859 individuals) were snap-trapped in the study. Data resulted from 144 360 trap-nights of effort for an average of 4.06 captures per 100 trap-nights. (3) Small mammal community structure and density were both influenced by...
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L.W. Adams, A. D. Geis
Effects of PCBs on mourning dove courtship behavior Effects of PCBs on mourning dove courtship behavior
No abstract available.
Authors
G.M. Tori, T.J. Peterle
Late summer food habits of three heron species in northeastern Louisiana Late summer food habits of three heron species in northeastern Louisiana
Yellow-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax violaceus), Little Blue Herons (Egretta caerulea), and Green-backed Herons (Butorides striatus) collected in northeastern Louisiana from July-September 1980 exhibited different diets. Yellow-crowned Night-Herons fed mostly on crayfish (74% by weight) and Green-backed Herons fed primarily on fish (93% by weight). The diet of Little Blue Herons was...
Authors
K. R. Niethammer, M.S. Kaiser
Survival of female black ducks, Anas rubripes, during the breeding season Survival of female black ducks, Anas rubripes, during the breeding season
The Mayfield method was used to estimate the survival rate of 19 radio-marked, female Black Ducks (Anas rubripes) in southcentral Maine during 1977-80. An overall survival rate of 0.74 was estimated for the 121-day monitoring period that included the pre-laying and laying, incubation, brood rearing, and post-rearing stages. No differences in survival rates were detected among these...
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J.K. Ringelman, J. R. Longcore