Publications
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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Bird populations in a new town Bird populations in a new town
No abstract available.
Authors
A. D. Geis
Reproductive rate and temporal spacing of nesting of red-winged blackbirds in upland habitat Reproductive rate and temporal spacing of nesting of red-winged blackbirds in upland habitat
The literature contains numerous studies on Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) reproduction. Francis (1971) summarized eight studies dealing with nesting success. These and other studies have also provided information on breeding chronology, clutch sizes, sex ratios, survival rates for eggs and nestlings, reproductive physiology, and other life history aspects of reproduction...
Authors
Richard A. Dolbeer
Effects of building design and quality on nuisance bird problems Effects of building design and quality on nuisance bird problems
No abstract available.
Authors
A. D. Geis
[Book review] American sportsmen and the origins of conservation [Book review] American sportsmen and the origins of conservation
The relationship of this book to ornithology is so indirect that the work barely merits a review on these pages. In a rather subtle way, however, the book may have a considerable effect on at least one aspect of ornithology, that involving scientific collecting. In essence, the volume is an entry in the hunting versus antihunting controversy, by a historian who is a sportsman. A...
Authors
Richard C. Banks
Status of the California condor, 1972-1975 Status of the California condor, 1972-1975
No abstract available.
Authors
S.R. Wilbur
Bird mortality, Galveston Island, Texas Bird mortality, Galveston Island, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
Kirke A. King
Nationwide residues of organochlorines in wings of adult mallards and black ducks, 1972-73 Nationwide residues of organochlorines in wings of adult mallards and black ducks, 1972-73
Organochlorine residues in wings of adult mallards and black ducks were monitored during the 1972-73 hunting season. DDE, DDT, DDD, dieldrin, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) were present in all samples. Mallard wings from Alabama contained the highest mean levels of DDE, DDT, DDD, dieldrin, and PCB's. Mallards and black ducks from the Atlantic Flyway and mallards from the Pacific...
Authors
Donald H. White, R.G. Heath
Duck deaths from accidental ingestion of anthelmintic Duck deaths from accidental ingestion of anthelmintic
No abstract available.
Authors
J. Larry Ludke, L. N. Locke