Publications
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center staff publish results of their research in USGS series reports and in peer-reviewed journals. Publication links are below. Information on all USGS publications can be found at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Avian mortality from a severe hail storm Avian mortality from a severe hail storm
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
J.L. Piehl
Interpreting the results of nesting studies Interpreting the results of nesting studies
Nesting studies are used to assess the production of birds and to evaluate nesting habitats. Most such studies involve finding nests in a given area and subsequently determining the proportion that hatched. Unfortunately, the results are often biased by unrecognized differences in the probabilities of finding successful and unsuccessful nests. The observed hatch rates of 1,900 nests of...
Authors
H.W. Miller, Douglas H. Johnson
Red fox prey demands and implications to prairie duck production Red fox prey demands and implications to prairie duck production
Experiments were conducted during spring and summer with 33 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to determine prey demands, feeding characteristics, and growth rates using natural foods. Pups began eating prey the 4th week after birth. Then, prey consumption averaged 1.38 and 1.90 kg/pup/week for weeks 5-8 and 9-12 of the denning season respectively, and 2.54 kg/pup/week for the postdenning period...
Authors
A.B. Sargeant
A remote controlled system for capturing nesting waterfowl A remote controlled system for capturing nesting waterfowl
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Charles W. Shaiffer, Gary L. Krapu
Natural cavities used by wood ducks in north-central Minnesota Natural cavities used by wood ducks in north-central Minnesota
Radio telemetry was used to locate 31 wood duck (Aix sponsa) nest cavity sites in 16 forest stands. Stands were of 2 types: (1) mature (mean = 107 years) northern hardwoods (10 nest sites), and (2) mature (mean = 68 years) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) (21 nest sites). Aspen was the most important cavity-producing tree used by wood ducks and accounted for 57 percent of 28 cavities...
Authors
D.S. Gilmer, I.J. Ball, L.M. Cowardin, John E. Mathisen, John H. Riechmann
Classification inventory, and analysis of fish and wildlife habitat Classification inventory, and analysis of fish and wildlife habitat
No abstract available.
Authors
L.M. Cowardin
Evaluating call-count procedures for measuring local mourning dove populations Evaluating call-count procedures for measuring local mourning dove populations
Seventy-nine mourning dove call-count runs were made on a 32-km route in Osage County, Missouri, May 1-August 31, 1971 and 1972. Circular study areas, each 61 ha, surrounding stop numbers 4 and 5, were delineated for intensive nest searches and population estimates. Tallies of cooing male doves along the entire call-count route were quite variable in repeated runs, fluctuating as much as...
Authors
M.J. Armbruster, T.S. Baskett, W.R. Goforth, K.C. Sadler
The composition and seasonal variation of bird losses at a tall tower in southeastern North Dakota The composition and seasonal variation of bird losses at a tall tower in southeastern North Dakota
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
M.L. Avery, P. F. Springer, J.F. Cassel
Habitat use by prairie raccoons during the waterfowl breeding season Habitat use by prairie raccoons during the waterfowl breeding season
Mobility and habitat use of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in an intensively farmed area of the prairie pothole region were studied during the waterfowl breeding seasons (April-July) of 1973-75. Over 5700 locations of 30 raccoons were analyzed. Movement patterns varied with sex, age, and reproductive status. Adult males moved regularly throughout slightly overlapping ranges that averaged 2560...
Authors
E.K. Fritzell
Reproduction of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North Dakota Reproduction of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North Dakota
Necropsies and observations of captive and radio-equipped individuals provided reproductive data from a raccoon population in the northern prairies. The mean parturition date of adult females was 8 May and the mean litter size was 4.8. Only two of the 14 yearling females examined prior to 1 July were pregnant; they had estimated parturition dates of 20 May and 22 June. Penes of most...
Authors
E.K. Fritzell
Breeding bird populations of selected semipermanent wetlands in south-central North Dakota--1977 Breeding bird populations of selected semipermanent wetlands in south-central North Dakota--1977
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Gary L. Krapu, R.K. Green