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Shed those feathers! Shed those feathers!

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Authors
M. R. Miller

[Book review] The biogeography of fire in the San Bernardino Mountains of California---A historical study, by R.A. Minnich [Book review] The biogeography of fire in the San Bernardino Mountains of California---A historical study, by R.A. Minnich

Review of: The Biogeography of Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains of California--A Historical Study. By Richard A. Minnich. University of California Publications in Geography Volume 28, University of California Press, Berkeley. 120 pp. plus plates, soft cover.
Authors
Jon E. Keeley

[Book review] North American terrestrial vegetation, by Michael G. Barbour and William Dwight Billings [Book review] North American terrestrial vegetation, by Michael G. Barbour and William Dwight Billings

Review of: North American Terrestrial Vegetation. Michael G. Barbour and William Dwight Billings. Cambridge University Press; 1st ed edition (March 25, 1988). 448 pages. ISBN: 978-0521261982.
Authors
W. L. Halvorson

[Book review] The natural history of the Point Reyes Peninsula, by J. Evans [Book review] The natural history of the Point Reyes Peninsula, by J. Evans

Review of: The natural history of the Point Reyes Peninsula. J. Evans. Point Reyes National Seashore Association (June 1988). ISBN: 9999705820.
Authors
Gary M. Fellers

Contaminants in foods of aquatic birds at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1985 Contaminants in foods of aquatic birds at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1985

Plants, aquatic insects, and mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) were collected from Kesterson Reservoir, Merced County, California, and a nearby reference site (Volta Wildlife Area) to compare concentrations of three contaminants found in 1985 with those reported in 1983 and 1984. Mean selenium concentrations in food-chain organisms from sites at Kesterson in 1985 ranged from 26.0 μg/g (dry...
Authors
R. L. Hothem, H. M. Ohlendorf

Recruitment failure in American avocets and black-necked stilts nesting at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1984-1985 Recruitment failure in American avocets and black-necked stilts nesting at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1984-1985

We evaluated recruitment by American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) in 1984 and 1985 at the selenium-contaminated Kesterson Reservoir and at a nearby reference site, the Volta Wildlife Area, both in western Merced County, California. Nests were monitored to determine their outcomes, including hatching success, and broods were censused...
Authors
M.L. Williams, R. L. Hothem, H. M. Ohlendorf

[Book review] Middle American Herpetology, by Jaime Villa, Larry David Wilson, and Jerry D. Johnson [Book review] Middle American Herpetology, by Jaime Villa, Larry David Wilson, and Jerry D. Johnson

Review of: Middle American Herpetology: a bibliographic checklist. By Jaime Villa, Larry David Wilson and Jerry D. Johnson. 1988. University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65211. 132 p., 16 color plates, $35.00 (hardcover).
Authors
N.J. Scott
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