Publications
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Temporal patterns of seed use and availability in a guild of desert ants Temporal patterns of seed use and availability in a guild of desert ants
1Temporal patterns of seed use were studied from late winter to autumn in three species of seed-harvesting ants in the Sonoran Desert. Measures of effective foraging activity, dietary niche breadth and dietary niche overlaps were obtained each month and were tested for correlation with estimates of the available seed resource.2Seeds were the only numerically important type of food in the...
Authors
Patricia Mehlhop, Norman Scott
Foraging dives by post-breeding northern pintails Foraging dives by post-breeding northern pintails
Dabbling ducks (Anatini), including Northern Pintails (Anas acuta), typically feed by “tipping-up” (Bellrose, Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1976) in shallow water. Pintails are not as adapted for diving as members of Aythyini or Oxyurini (Catlett and Johnston, Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 47A:925-931, 1974); however, incidents of foraging...
Authors
Michael Miller
Masticophis lateralis Masticophis lateralis
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Authors
M.R. Jennings
Lack of diurnal acid metabolism in two terrestrial Isoetes species Lack of diurnal acid metabolism in two terrestrial Isoetes species
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Authors
Jon E. Keeley
Use of Kings Bay, Crystal River, Florida by the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) Use of Kings Bay, Crystal River, Florida by the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
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H. I. Kochman, G. Rathbun, J. Powell
First nests of Heermann's Gull in the United States First nests of Heermann's Gull in the United States
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J. Howell, D. Laclerque, S. Paris, W. Boarman, A. DeGange, L. Binford
Flocking and predator avoidance in wintering shorebirds Flocking and predator avoidance in wintering shorebirds
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Authors
B.E. Kus
Burro-small vertebrate interactions in Death Valley National Monument, California Burro-small vertebrate interactions in Death Valley National Monument, California
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Authors
M. Yancey, C. Douglas
Antelope Mine annual report: vegetation monitoring Antelope Mine annual report: vegetation monitoring
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Authors
K. McEachern
An annotated check list of the amphibians and reptiles of California An annotated check list of the amphibians and reptiles of California
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Authors
M.R. Jennings
Evidence of birth of a sea otter on land in central California Evidence of birth of a sea otter on land in central California
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Authors
R.J. Jameson