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Selenium in relation to wildlife and agricultural drainage water Selenium in relation to wildlife and agricultural drainage water
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H. M. Ohlendorf, J. P. Skorupa
Serology for the microbiological examination of fish and shellfish Serology for the microbiological examination of fish and shellfish
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W. B. Schill, G. L. Bullock, D. P. Anderson
Snowy owl Snowy owl
The snowy owl is a rare to uncommon, irregular winter visitor in the northeastern United States, decreasing southward in abundance except during incursion years, when it is more common and widely distributed. Although snowy owls are recorded in northern New England every winter, major incursions occur at approximately three to four year intervals. Limiting factors include food, habitat...
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D.G. Smith, D. H. Ellis
Stable carbon isotopes in vernal pool aquatics of differing photosynthetic pathways Stable carbon isotopes in vernal pool aquatics of differing photosynthetic pathways
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Authors
Jon E. Keeley
Statistical considerations in designing raptor surveys Statistical considerations in designing raptor surveys
Careful sampling design is required to obtain useful estimates of raptor abundance. Well-defined objectives, selection of appropriate sample units and sampling scheme, and attention to detail to reduce extraneous sources of variability and error are all important considerations in designing a raptor survey.
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G.W. Pendleton
Status and conservation of North American raptors migrating to the neotropics Status and conservation of North American raptors migrating to the neotropics
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S.E. Senner, M.R. Fuller
Structural evolution of the southeastern portion of the Anadarko Basin region Structural evolution of the southeastern portion of the Anadarko Basin region
Field investigations in the Lake Classen-Turner Falls, Oklahoma, area of the northern Arbuckle anticline, on the southeastern margin of the Anadarko basin, indicate that transpressional (oblique compressional) deformation of Late Pennsylvanian age dominated the structural development of this area. The Arbuckle anticline is detached along the NW -trending, SW -dipping, left-reverse...
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William J. Perry
Structure and tectonostratigraphy of the eastern Blue Ridge and western Piedmont Structure and tectonostratigraphy of the eastern Blue Ridge and western Piedmont
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Authors
A. E. Nelson, J. Wright Horton
Sulfide mineralization and magnetization, Cement oil field, Oklahoma Sulfide mineralization and magnetization, Cement oil field, Oklahoma
Geochemical, petrographic, and rock-magnetic studies were undertaken to investigate possible sources for reported positive aeromagnetic anomalies over the Cement oil field, Oklahoma. Ferrimagnetic pyrrhotite (monoclinic, Fe7S8 ), intergrown with more-abundant, nonmagnetic pyrite (FeS2), is present in well-cutting, core, and quarry samples at Cement, and it is the only identified source...
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Richard L. Reynolds, Neil S. Fishman, Michael W. Webring, Richard B. Wanty, Martin B. Goldhaber
Telemetry location error in a forested habitat Telemetry location error in a forested habitat
The error associated with locations estimated by radio-telemetry triangulation can be large and variable in a hardwood forest. We assessed the magnitude and cause of telemetry location errors in a mature hardwood forest by using a 4-element Yagi antenna and compass bearings toward four transmitters, from 21 receiving sites. The distance error from the azimuth intersection to known...
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Diane S. Chu, Brett A. Hoover, M.R. Fuller, P.H. Geissler
The effect of differential growth on spatial comparisons of copper content of a bivalve indicator The effect of differential growth on spatial comparisons of copper content of a bivalve indicator
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Authors
D.J. Cain, J.K. Thompson, S. N. Luoma