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Pseudomonas isolates give positive direct fluorescent antibody test using Renibacterinium salmoninarum antisera Pseudomonas isolates give positive direct fluorescent antibody test using Renibacterinium salmoninarum antisera
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J.S. Foott, C. E. Starliper, R.L. Walker, D. Junell
[Book review] Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I. Non-Passeriformes [and] Part II. Passeriformes [Book review] Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I. Non-Passeriformes [and] Part II. Passeriformes
Perhaps the great appeal of paleontological studies is that they inspire visions of past worlds richer and more interesting than our own. Yet, no matter how fascinating, these fossil creatures and their environments manifest a remoteness measured by more than geological time. But what if bones tell the story of a world that ought to still exist? In their long-awaited, twin monographs...
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Thane K. Pratt
Earliest records of the recently introduced avifauna of Puerto Rico Earliest records of the recently introduced avifauna of Puerto Rico
No abstract available.
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H.A. Raffaele, C. B. Kepler
Establishing paternity in Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) by DNA analysis Establishing paternity in Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) by DNA analysis
DNA fingerprinting was used to study paternity and genetic variability within a captive flock of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana). Fingerprint patterns for 42 individuals were obtained by digesting genomic crane DNAs with HaeIII followed by electrophoresis, blotting, and hybridization to the M13 minisatellite probe. Despite finding reduced levels of genetic variation in the Whooping...
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Jonathan L. Longmire, George F. Gee, C.L. Hardekopf, G.A. Mark
Group foraging by a stream minnow: shoals or aggregations? Group foraging by a stream minnow: shoals or aggregations?
The importance of social attraction in the formation of foraging groups was examined for a stream-dwelling cyprinid, the rosyside dace, Clinostomus funduloides. Dace arrivals and departures at natural foraging sites were monitored and tested for (1) tendency of dace to travel in groups, and (2) dependency of arrival and departure rates on group size. Dace usually entered and departed...
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Mary C. Freeman, G.D. Grossman
Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus and culiseta melanura activity at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 1985-90 Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus and culiseta melanura activity at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 1985-90
Mosquito population densities, virus isolations and seroconversion in sentinel quail were used to monitor eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus activity at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
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B.B. Pagac, M.J. Turell, Glenn H. Olsen
A field test for competitive interactions among foraging stream fishes A field test for competitive interactions among foraging stream fishes
No abstract available.
Authors
Mary C. Freeman, G.D. Grossman
Northern rough-winged swallows building nest in semi-trailer Northern rough-winged swallows building nest in semi-trailer
No abstract available.
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R. B. Clapp
Trends and management of wolf-livestock conflicts in Minnesota Trends and management of wolf-livestock conflicts in Minnesota
The nature and extent of wolf-livestock conflicts in Minnesota during 1975-86 was studied as part of a wolf depredation control program. The level of wolf (Canis lupus) depredation on livestock in Minnesota, as determined from the total number of complaints verified annually during 1975-86, showed a slight upward trend but did not increase significantly. A significant portion of the...
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S. H. Fritts, W.J. Paul, L.D. Mech, D.P. Scott
Reintroduction as a conservation strategy for parrots Reintroduction as a conservation strategy for parrots
No abstract available.
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J. W. Wiley, N.F.R. Snyder, R.S. Gnam
Characteristics of snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) nest sites on agricultural drainwater evaporation ponds in the San Joaquin valley, California Characteristics of snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) nest sites on agricultural drainwater evaporation ponds in the San Joaquin valley, California
No abstract available.
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D. A. Barnum, W.L. Hohman, D.L. Roster