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Estimation of survival of adult Florida manatees in the Crystal River, at Blue Spring, and on the Atlantic Coast Estimation of survival of adult Florida manatees in the Crystal River, at Blue Spring, and on the Atlantic Coast

We applied Cormack-Jolly-Seber open population models to manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photo-identification databases to estimate adult survival probabilities. The computer programs JOLLY and RECAPCO were used to estimate survival of 677 individuals in three study areas: Crystal River (winters 1977-78 to 1990-91), Blue Spring (winters 1977-78 to 1990-91), and the Atlantic...
Authors
Thomas J. O'Shea, Catherine A. Langtimm

Occurrence of active and inactive herbicide ingredients at selected sites in Iowa Occurrence of active and inactive herbicide ingredients at selected sites in Iowa

The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of herbicide active and inactive ingredients (primarily volatile organic compounds) at four selected sites in Iowa representing drain tiles, observation wells, or lysimeters. Water samples were collected monthly and bi-monthly before and after herbicide applications in 1991, respectively. They were analyzed for seven...
Authors
W. Wang, M. Liszewski, R. Buchmiller, K. Cherryholmes

Organochlorine residues in bat guano from nine Mexican caves, 1991 Organochlorine residues in bat guano from nine Mexican caves, 1991

Samples of bat guano, primarily from Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), were collected at nine bat roosts in caves in northern and eastern Mexico and analysed for organochlorine residues. DDE, the most abundant residue found in each cave, was highest (0.99 p.p.m. dry weight) at Ojuela Cave, Durango. Other studies of DDE in bat guano indicate that this concentration is too...
Authors
D. R. Clark, A. Moreno-Valdez, M.A. Mora

Size-dependent, sex-dependent and seasonal changes in insulin-lige growth-factor-I in the loggerhead sea turtle Size-dependent, sex-dependent and seasonal changes in insulin-lige growth-factor-I in the loggerhead sea turtle

This study examines size-dependent, sex-dependent, and seasonal fluctuations in plasma insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) concentrations in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Loggerhead turtles (n = 158) were captured in shrimp trawler nets during a 12-month survey in Cape Canaveral Channel, Florida. Plasma samples were analyzed using a validated heterologous radioimmunoassay...
Authors
D.A. Crain, A.B. Bolten, K.A. Bjorndal, L. J. Guillette, T. S. Gross

Flood frequency in Texas; calculation of peak-streamflow frequency at gaging stations Flood frequency in Texas; calculation of peak-streamflow frequency at gaging stations

In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a 5-year study of floods in Texas. The study, which is being done in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation, uses streamflow data collected at streamflow-gaging stations to assess Texas flood characteristics. Two major objectives of the study are to determine for unregulated, rural basins (1) the most reliable method to...
Authors
William H. Asquith, Raymond M. Slade

Nonindigenous fish Nonindigenous fish

Abstract not supplied at this time
Authors
C.P. Boydstun, P.L. Fuller, J.D. Williams
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