Mark R. Fuller
I am a Scientist Emeritus at the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Ecology and Behavioral Biology, minor Wildlife Biology, University of Minnesota (1979)
M.S., Zoology, Central Washington University (1971)
B.S., Biology, Colorado State University (1968)
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Falcon versus grouse: flight adaptations of a predator and its prey
Behavior of sandhill cranes harnessed with different satellite transmitters
Area-occupied survey technique for nesting woodland raptors
Resting metabolic rate of golden eagles, bald eagles, and barred owls harnessed with a tracking transmitter or an equivalent load
Flight performance energetics and water turnovers of Tippler Pigeons with a harness and doorsal load
Surveying woodland raptors by broadcast of conspecific vocalizations
Trend analyses for raptor nesting productivity: An example with peregrine falcon data
Recent trends in counts of migrant hawks from northeastern North America
Foraging flights of the white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus): Radiotracking and doubly-labelled water
Effects of implanted transmitters on captive Florida sandhill cranes
An evaluation of the Christmas Bird Count for monitoring population trends of selected species
A coded tracking telemetry system
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Filter Total Items: 75Falcon versus grouse: flight adaptations of a predator and its prey
Several falcons were trained to fly along a 500 m course to a lure. The air speeds of the more consistent performers averaged about 1.5 times their calculated minimum power speeds, and occasionally reached 2.1 times the minimum power speed. Wing beat frequencies of all the falcons were above those estimated from earlier field observations, and the same was true of wild Sage Grouse Centrocercus uroAuthorsC.J. Pennycuick, M.R. Fuller, J.J. Oar, S.J. KirkpatrickBehavior of sandhill cranes harnessed with different satellite transmitters
The effectiveness of various attachment methods and designs of platform transmitting terminals (PTT's) was tested on captive sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland, during 1989-91. Combinations of attachment and transmitter designs included neoprene cord harness with batteries separate from the transmitter (2 harness designs), Teflon ribbon harAuthorsGlenn H. Olsen, D. H. Ellis, S.E. Landfried, L.H. Miller, S.S. Klugman, M.R. Fuller, C.H. VermillionArea-occupied survey technique for nesting woodland raptors
No abstract available.AuthorsG.C. Iverson, M.R. FullerResting metabolic rate of golden eagles, bald eagles, and barred owls harnessed with a tracking transmitter or an equivalent load
No abstract available.AuthorsJ.A. Gessaman, M.R. Fuller, P.J. Pekins, G.E. DukeFlight performance energetics and water turnovers of Tippler Pigeons with a harness and doorsal load
We measured carbon dioxide production and water efflux of 12 tippler pigeons (Columba spp.) during seven experimental flights using the doubly labeled water (DLW) method. Prior to the experiment birds were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group flew as controls (no load or harness) on all seven flights. The other group wore a harness on two flights, a dorsal load/harness package (weighiAuthorsJames A. Gessaman, Gar W. Workman, Mark R. FullerSurveying woodland raptors by broadcast of conspecific vocalizations
We surveyed for raptors in forests on study areas in five of the eastern United States. For Cooper's Hawks (Accipiter cooperi), Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus), and Barred Owls (Strix varia) the contact rates obtained by broadcasting taped vocalizations of conspecifics along roads were significantly greater than contact rates obtained by only looking and listening from the roadside. Broad-wiAuthorsJ. A. Mosher, M.R. Fuller, M. KopenyTrend analyses for raptor nesting productivity: An example with peregrine falcon data
No abstract available.AuthorsP.H. Geissler, M.R. Fuller, L.S. McAllisterRecent trends in counts of migrant hawks from northeastern North America
Using simple regression, pooled-sites route-regression, and nonparametric rank-trend analyses, we evaluated trends in counts of hawks migrating past 6 eastern hawk lookouts from 1972 to 1987. The indexing variable was the total count for a season. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), merlin (F. columbarius), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), and Cooper's hawk (AccAuthorsK. Titus, M.R. FullerForaging flights of the white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus): Radiotracking and doubly-labelled water
Radiotracking transmitters were fitted to White-tailed Tropicbirds nesting at Culebra, Puerto Rico. Foragers were located by light aircraft out to 89 km SSW of the nesting colony, over a deep-water foraging area south of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico and west of St Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands. Two birds were followed out to 176 km NNW from the colony, over the Puerto Rico Trench, but these did not sAuthorsC.J. Pennycuick, F.C. Shaffner, M.R. Fuller, H.H. Obrecht, L. SternbergEffects of implanted transmitters on captive Florida sandhill cranes
No abstract available.AuthorsS.S. Klugman, M.R. FullerAn evaluation of the Christmas Bird Count for monitoring population trends of selected species
No abstract available.AuthorsG.S. Butcher, M.R. Fuller, L.S. McAllister, P.H. GeisslerA coded tracking telemetry system
We describe the general characteristics of an automated radio telemetry system designed to operate for prolonged periods on a single frequency. Each transmitter sends a unique coded signal to a receiving system that encodes and records only the appropriater, pre-programmed codes. A record of the time of each reception is stored on diskettes in a micro-computer. This system enables continuous moAuthorsP.W. Howey, W.S. Seegar, M.R. Fuller, K. Titus - Science
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