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[Book review] Bird trapping and bird banding: A handbook for tapping methods all over the world [Book review] Bird trapping and bird banding: A handbook for tapping methods all over the world
This book is a translation of a German edition published in 1978 by Die Neue Brehm-Bucherei, which in turn is a summary of four parts published earlier (1967-1970). Its main title, a direct translation of the German Vogelfang und Vogelberingung is misleading. Only six pages deal with matters one might usually expect in a book with "bird banding" as part of the title. This includes a...
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R. B. Clapp
In memoriam: Arthur Bernard Singer, 1917-1990 In memoriam: Arthur Bernard Singer, 1917-1990
Arthur Bernard Singer was born 4 December 1917, and died 6 April 1990. Although brought up in New York City, Arthur developed an early fascination with birds. His favorite haunts were the Bronx Zoo and the American Museum of Natural History, where Robert Cushman Murphy encouraged his efforts and where Arthur acquired a worldwide perspective. After graduating from Cooper Union Art School...
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Chandler S. Robbins
Effect of eggshell thickness on hatchability Effect of eggshell thickness on hatchability
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Glenn H. Olsen
[Book review] Care of the wild: First aid for wild creatures [Book review] Care of the wild: First aid for wild creatures
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Glenn H. Olsen
Details of a confrontation between two wild wolves Details of a confrontation between two wild wolves
A confrontation was photographed and video-taped at close range between a wild alpha mate wolf (Canis lupus) of known history and an alien adult on Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. For 100-110 seconds the two stood near each other, maneuvered around, and snapped at each other until the alien fled. The alpha and his mate, who suddenly joined the encounter, chased the other...
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L.D. Mech
Monitoring neotropical migrants on managed land: When, where, why Monitoring neotropical migrants on managed land: When, where, why
Relevant wildlife monitoring on managed lands lies somewhere between monitoring everything and monitoring nothing. Knowing the population status of all birds on a managed area would be potentially useful information but would be costly to collect, but without monitoring no link between management and wildlife populations can be made. A decision making process for developing appropriate...
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Sam Droege
The influence of capture-recapture methodology on the evolution of the North American Bird Banding Program The influence of capture-recapture methodology on the evolution of the North American Bird Banding Program
Capture-recapture methodology has advanced greatly in the last twenty years and is now a major factor driving the continuing evolution of the North American bird banding program. Bird banding studies are becoming more scientific with improved study designs and analytical procedures. Researchers and managers are gaining more reliable knowledge which in turn betters the conservation of...
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J. Tautin
Marine birds and trace elements in the temperate North Pacific Marine birds and trace elements in the temperate North Pacific
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H. M. Ohlendorf
Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, June 1991 through November 1991 Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, June 1991 through November 1991
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Authors
Curtis L. Schreffler
Sedimentation in Whitewater Lake, Union County, east-central Indiana, 1959-88 Sedimentation in Whitewater Lake, Union County, east-central Indiana, 1959-88
Sedimentation has had little effect on the storage capacity or surface area of Whitewater Lake. The lake was constructed by damming Silver Creek in 1949 and was dredged during 1978-81 and 1984-88. At the dam, the drainage area of Silver Creek is 19.2 square miles. Locations where the largest amount of sediment has accumulated for the 29-year period 1959-88 are in the upper part of the...
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D.E. Renn