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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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Effects of environmental pollutants on Connecticut and Maryland ospreys Effects of environmental pollutants on Connecticut and Maryland ospreys

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) eggs were exchanged between Connecticut and Maryland osprey nests in 1968 and 1969 to test the hypothesis that the decline in reproductive success of Connecticut ospreys was caused by something within the external environment of the eggs. Incubation of 30 Connecticut osprey eggs by Maryland ospreys did not improve the hatching rate. Forty-five Maryland osprey...
Authors
Stanley N. Wiemeyer, P.R. Spitzer, W.C. Krantz, T. G. Lamont, E. Cromartie

A device for inspecting nest cavities A device for inspecting nest cavities

No abstract available.
Authors
L.R. DeWeese, R.E. Pillmore, M.L. Richmond

Residues of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls and autopsy data for bald eagles, 1971-72 Residues of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls and autopsy data for bald eagles, 1971-72

Thirty-seven bald eagles found sick or dead in 18 States during 1971-72 were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's). DDE and PCB's were detected in all bald eagle carcasses; 30 carcasses contained DDD and 28 contained dieldrin. Four eagles contained possibly lethal levels of dieldrin and nine eagles had been poisoned by thallium. Autopsies revealed...
Authors
E. Cromartie, W. L. Reichel, L. N. Locke, A. A. Belisle, T. E. Kaiser, T. G. Lamont, B.M. Mulhern, R. M. Prouty, D. M. Swineford

Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Conservation Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Conservation

No abstract available.
Authors
D.B. Marshall, A. Baldridge, James C. Bartonek, W. King, O.T. Oure, R.J. Robel, J. M. Scott

Search for blood protozoans in the American woodcock Search for blood protozoans in the American woodcock

Smears were prepared from heart blood of 55 woodcock collected in central Maine between spring and fall, 1972 and 1973. Peripheral blood taken from the wings of 41 of these birds also was examined. Examination of stained films revealed no infected blood cells. Samples of heart blood from 35 of the 41 woodcock were injected into young ducks, quail, and a gull. Plasmodia were not seen in...
Authors
W.B. Krohn, J.R. Hynson
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