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Artificial insemination of cranes with frozen semen Artificial insemination of cranes with frozen semen

For the first time (1978) artificial insemination (AI) with frozen greater sandhill crane (Grus canadensis tabida) semen resulted in fertile eggs and chicks. During the 2 year (1977-78) study, 6 of 27 eggs produced were fertile. Three chicks hatched. Semen samples used for insemination were frozen and stored in liquid nitrogen for two months or less. Recent improvements in the laboratory...
Authors
G.F. Gee, Thomas J. Sexton

Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases

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Authors
G. L. Bullock

Bird communities associated with succession and management of lowland conifer forests Bird communities associated with succession and management of lowland conifer forests

Data from published bird censuses were used to determine changes in avian communities in relation to plant succession, fire, type conversion, and timber management practices in lowland conifer forests in the northeastern United States. With modifications in current logging practices, habitat for the bird species that nest in undisturbed stands can be provided. Management guidelines are
Authors
D.K. Dawson

Brain cholinesterase activities of passerine birds in forests sprayed with cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides Brain cholinesterase activities of passerine birds in forests sprayed with cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides

Brain cholinesterase activities were determined in passerines collected from northwestern forests that had been sprayed with trichlorfon, acephate, and carbaryl at 0.56, 1.13 and 2.26 kg/ha. Trichlorfon and carbaryl inhibited cholinesterase activity slightly in only a few birds, primarily canopy dwellers. In contrast, acephate caused marked inhibition of cholinesterase activity in nearly...
Authors
J.G. Zinkl, Charles J. Henny, P.J. Shea

Chlordane in birds: A study of lethal residues and loss rates Chlordane in birds: A study of lethal residues and loss rates

Lethal residues of heptachlor epoxide in brains of birds fed heptachlor ranged from 9 to 27 ppm wet weight; residues of oxychlordane in birds fed oxychlordane ranged from 6 to 16 ppm; both were diagnostically distinct from those in equally exposed survivors. In birds fed chlordane, brains of those that died contained less than 30% of these amounts but also contained trans-nonachlor...
Authors
L.F. Stickel, W. H. Stickel, R.D. McArthur, D.L. Hughes
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