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Below is a list of WERC's peer-reviewed publications. If you are searching for a specific publication and cannot find it in this list, please contact werc_web@usgs.gov

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Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen isotope abundance in Stylites reflect its unique physiology

No abstract available.
Authors
Leonel d.S.L Sternberg, M. J. DeNiro, D. McJunkin, R. Berger, J. Keeley

Maneuverability of the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) during swimming

Analyses of high-speed film of captive Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) show that there is no correlation between the radii of submerged turns and swimming speed. The sharpest turns had a mean turn radius (n = 5) of 0.14 m (0.24 body lengths), were powered by beating wings, and used multiple steering structures (beak, tail, feet, wings) and a flexing body. This turn radius is similar to th
Authors
Clifford A. Hui

Tolerance of West Indian manatees to capture and handling

Ninety-two West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) have been captured in the southeastern United States from October 1975 through November 1983 with no evidence of an unusual susceptibility to capture myopathy. Of these, 53 were radio-tracked or observed in the field following capture with no evidence of delayed capture stress. Blood samples obtained at capture for 20 wild individuals displayed
Authors
T. J. O'Shea, G. B. Rathbun, E.D. Asper, S.W. Searles

The Manatee in Haiti

No abstract available.
Authors
G. B. Rathbun, C.A. Woods, J.A. Ottenwalder

Asynchrony of song series in the Bewick's Wren and Wrentit

No abstract available.
Authors
R.C. Fleischer, W.I. Boarman, M.L. Cody

Parent-offspring conflict in Budgerigars

No abstract available.
Authors
J. Stamps, A. Clark, P. Arrowood, B. Kus

Consumption of aquatic plants by the West Indian manatee

No abstract available.
Authors
K. Etheridge, G. B. Rathbun, J. A. Powell, H. I. Kochman

A northern harrier nest in Kossuth County, Iowa

No abstract available.
Authors
J. P. Fleskes, J. Clark
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