Publications
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Disease and infection in the Tetraonidae Disease and infection in the Tetraonidae
Disease is one of many factors advanced to explain the fluctuations of grouse populations, but no profound study of natural disease losses in Tetraonidae exists. The literature contains frequent references to THE grouse disease, although many potential pathogens are listed in numerous surveys and limited investigations, and the relevant data indicate that no single etiologic agent is...
Authors
C. M. Herman
A method for drive-trapping dusky grouse A method for drive-trapping dusky grouse
A drive trap, used to capture dusky grouse (Dendragapus obscurus obscurus) females and their broods for transplantation, is described. The trap consists of two 75-foot wings, leading to a netting-covered enclosure with a smaller wooden catch box at the rear. A four-man crew finds a brood in open cover and, while one or two men keep the brood under observation, the others rig the trap...
Authors
R. E. Tomlinson
Band loss by nestling mourning doves Band loss by nestling mourning doves
Nestling mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura) were banded and checked for band loss prior to fledging at Parchman, Mississippi, during the months of June-August, 1960. Three hundred seventy-seven nestlings 4-6 days of age were banded, 117 with size 3 bands, 120 with size 3A bands, and 140 with size 3A bands secured by Dalzoflex tape. Two hundred twenty nestlings 7-9 days of age were...
Authors
C.F. Kaczynski, W.H. Kiel
Annual production by a cottontail population Annual production by a cottontail population
Adult females in a cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) population produced seven or eight litters during the 1961 breeding season. A synchrony of the conception dates was maintained throughout the breeding season. Data about ovulation rate, prenatal mortality, and litter size for each litter are presented. The first litter was smallest, averaging about three young, and the remaining...
Authors
C.N. Conaway, H. M. Wight, K.C. Sadler
Dividends from bear trapping Dividends from bear trapping
No abstract available.
Authors
A.R. Stickley
Studies on the effects of DDT on birds Studies on the effects of DDT on birds
No abstract available.
Authors
R.F. Bernard
Second record of clay-colored sparrow in Maryland Second record of clay-colored sparrow in Maryland
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
The season -- January, February, March, 1963 The season -- January, February, March, 1963
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
The season - July, August, September, 1963 The season - July, August, September, 1963
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
The season - October, November, December, 1962 The season - October, November, December, 1962
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins