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Comments on recent canvasback habitat trends and threats on Chesapeake Bay Comments on recent canvasback habitat trends and threats on Chesapeake Bay
During the last 22 years, the North American winter population of canvasbacks has fluctuated from 481,000 in 1955 to 179,000 in 1972. The Chesapeake Bay population has averaged 33 percent of the North American population and 64 percent of the Atlantic Flyway population. In Maryland, significant annual fluctuations have been recorded between the eastern and western shore of Chesapeake Bay...
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Matthew C. Perry
Comparison of census data on Alouatta villosa (= palliata) from Costa Rica and Panama Comparison of census data on Alouatta villosa (= palliata) from Costa Rica and Panama
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P.G. Heltne, D.C. Turner, N.J. Scott
Distribution and abundance of aquatic vegetation in the upper Chesapeake Bay, 1971-1974 Distribution and abundance of aquatic vegetation in the upper Chesapeake Bay, 1971-1974
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J.A. Kerwin, R. E. Munro, W.W.A. Peterson
Distribution and abundance of non-waterfowl avifauna of the lower Columbia River Basin Distribution and abundance of non-waterfowl avifauna of the lower Columbia River Basin
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J. M. Scott, R.T. Reynolds
Dominance and dominance-related behavior in the whooping crane Dominance and dominance-related behavior in the whooping crane
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C. B. Kepler
Faunal remains from the excavated sites Faunal remains from the excavated sites
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C. L. Douglas
Foodborne parasites Foodborne parasites
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G.R. Healy, G.J. Jackson, Hoffman G. L. Lichtenfels J. R., T.C. Cheng
Incidence of lead shot in canvasbacks Incidence of lead shot in canvasbacks
During 1975 and 1976, 2,544 canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) from North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Maryland were flouroscoped to determine the incidence of body shot. A significant increase from west to east was detected in the incidence of shot for immatures from the four states. The incidence of shot in immatures after the 1975-76 hunting season was 18 percent in Maryland and 20...
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Matthew C. Perry
Inhibition of mallard salt gland function by DDE and organophosphates Inhibition of mallard salt gland function by DDE and organophosphates
The effects of selected environmental pollutants on avian salt gland function were studied in the mallard duck, Anas pZatyrhynchos. DDE and several organophosphates were found to have an inhibitory effect on the ability of these glands to concentrate and secrete salt from the body. DDE significantly reduced secretion rates from the salt glands. More severe effects were observed following...
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Milton Friend, John H. Abel
Monitoring the breeding habitats of migratory waterfowl Monitoring the breeding habitats of migratory waterfowl
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D.S. Gilmer, A.T. Klett, E.A. Work
Mortality in captive sandhill cranes at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 1966-1975 Mortality in captive sandhill cranes at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 1966-1975
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J. W. Carpenter, L. N. Locke, J.C. Miller
Nighttime tests of remote sensors for census of sandhill cranes Nighttime tests of remote sensors for census of sandhill cranes
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R. E. Munro, J. C. Lewis