Publications
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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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
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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
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T. J. O'Shea, G. B. Rathbun, E.D. Asper, S.W. Searles
Effect of heat on seed germination in southwestern Yucca species
No abstract available.
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J. E. Keeley, A. Meyers
Asynchrony of song series in the Bewick's Wren and Wrentit
No abstract available.
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R.C. Fleischer, W.I. Boarman, M.L. Cody
Parent-offspring conflict in Budgerigars
No abstract available.
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J. Stamps, A. Clark, P. Arrowood, B. Kus
Temporal and spatial distribution of manatees in Kings Bay, Crystal River, Florida
No abstract available.
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H. I. Kochman, G. B. Rathbun, J. A. Powell
Consumption of aquatic plants by the West Indian manatee
No abstract available.
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K. Etheridge, G. B. Rathbun, J. A. Powell, H. I. Kochman
Altered energy metabolism in an irradiated population of lizards at the Nevada Test Site
No abstract available.
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K.A. Nagy, P.A. Medica
A northern harrier nest in Kossuth County, Iowa
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J. P. Fleskes, J. Clark
The role of CAM in the carbon economy of the submerged-aquatic Isoetes howellii
No abstract available.
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J. E. Keeley
Raptor Banding at Point Diablo Supplies Trapping Success Data
No abstract available.
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J. A. Howell, W. Shor