Publications
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Blood analyses of wolf pups and their ecological and metabolic interpretation Blood analyses of wolf pups and their ecological and metabolic interpretation
Blood samples were obtained from 32 wolf (Canis lupus) pups live-trapped over a three-year period in northern Minnesota. The results of 21 laboratory analyses of hematology and blood chemistry are tabulated and analyzed in terms of study area, age, sex, and year of collection. Mean values are compared to those reported for dogs in the same age group. The numerous differences between dog...
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U.S. Seal, L.D. Mech, V. Van Ballenberghe
Summer behavior of adult radio-equipped woodcock in central Maine Summer behavior of adult radio-equipped woodcock in central Maine
The behavior of 26 adult American woodcock (Philohela minor) was studied in central Maine during the summers of 1971-73 using radiotelemetry. Adults used diurnal covers and nocturnal sites that were similar to those previously recorded for immature woodcock. The adults, however, were more active during the daylight hours and moved to nocturnal sites later in the evening. Adult woodcock...
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Ray B. Owen, J. W. Morgan
Effects of monocrotophos and fenthion on discrimination acquisition and reversal in northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Effects of monocrotophos and fenthion on discrimination acquisition and reversal in northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
Adult male northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) were fed diets containing organophosphorus pesticides, and the birds' discrimination acquisition and reversal performance was evaluated. The birds received the pesticide-laced diets continually, beginning 2 d before behavioral testing and ending after the birds completed the test series consisting of an acquisition and 10 reversals...
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C.S. Robbins
Book review: Man and Birds by R.K. Murton Book review: Man and Birds by R.K. Murton
No abstract available.
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R.C. Banks
Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V
No abstract available.
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Matthew C. Perry
Effects on wildlife of newer pesticides and other pollutants Effects on wildlife of newer pesticides and other pollutants
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W. H. Stickel
Current techniques in the study of elusive wilderness carnivores Current techniques in the study of elusive wilderness carnivores
No abstract available.
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L.D. Mech
Hunting behavior in two similar species of social canids Hunting behavior in two similar species of social canids
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L.D. Mech