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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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Sperm head length as a predictor of fecundity in the Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis Sperm head length as a predictor of fecundity in the Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis

Summary. Semen samples from 14 sandhill cranes were collected for 15 weeks. Mean sperm head length which did not vary significantly over weeks was found to be significantly correlated with fertility (P < 0.04; r = 0.54, n = 14).
Authors
J.S. Sharlin, C.S. Shaffner, G.F. Gee

Scent-marking in lone wolves and newly formed pairs Scent-marking in lone wolves and newly formed pairs

Scent-marking was studied in wolves (Canis lupus) along 133 km of tracks in northern Minnesota during winters of 1975 to 1976 and 1976 to 1977 and in two captive packs and four captive pairs for various periods. Lone wolves, which possess neither mates nor territories, rarely marked by raised-leg urination and defaecated and urinated less along roads and trails, where territorial pairs...
Authors
R.J. Rothman, L.D. Mech
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