Matthew C. Perry, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Nesting waterfowl in the central Atlantic states Nesting waterfowl in the central Atlantic states
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Rehabilitation of birds oiled on two mid-Atlantic estuaries Rehabilitation of birds oiled on two mid-Atlantic estuaries
An estimated 52,500 birds died as a result of 7 major oil spills on 2 mid-Atlantic estuaries between 1973-78. Ruddy ducks (Oxyura jamaicensis) constituted 98% of 12,500 birds known to have died from 5 spills on the Delaware River. Seventy-six percent of 40,000 dead birds from 2 Chesapeake Bay spills were horned grebes (Podiceps auritus) and oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis). Oiled waterfowl...
Authors
Matthew Perry, Fred Ferrigno, Fairfax Settle
Lead and PCB's in canvasback ducks: Relationship between enzyme levels and residues in blood Lead and PCB's in canvasback ducks: Relationship between enzyme levels and residues in blood
Blood samples were taken for two successive years from canvasback ducks trapped in the Chesapeake Bay. The first winter (1972–1973) five plasma enzymes known to respond to organochlorine poisoning were examined. Abnormal enzyme elevations suggested that 20% of the population sampled (23/115 ducks) might contain organochlorine contaminants, but no residue analyses were performed. The...
Authors
Michael Dieter, Matthew Perry, Bernard Mulhern
[Book review] Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, by F. C. Bellrose [Book review] Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, by F. C. Bellrose
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks
Fungal, bacterial and malarial infections, as well as malnutrition caused heavy mortality in a group of wild-trapped canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) held in 10 × 3 × 2 m open water pens. Deaths occurred between 21 and 158 days after confinement and were associated with infections of Aspergillus fumigatus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Klebsiella sp...
Authors
R. Kocan, Matthew C. Perry
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...
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
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...
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Early egg laying for the Carolina wren Early egg laying for the Carolina wren
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry, B. Meanley
Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland
No abstract available.
Authors
B. Meanley, Matthew C. Perry
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 136
Nesting waterfowl in the central Atlantic states Nesting waterfowl in the central Atlantic states
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Rehabilitation of birds oiled on two mid-Atlantic estuaries Rehabilitation of birds oiled on two mid-Atlantic estuaries
An estimated 52,500 birds died as a result of 7 major oil spills on 2 mid-Atlantic estuaries between 1973-78. Ruddy ducks (Oxyura jamaicensis) constituted 98% of 12,500 birds known to have died from 5 spills on the Delaware River. Seventy-six percent of 40,000 dead birds from 2 Chesapeake Bay spills were horned grebes (Podiceps auritus) and oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis). Oiled waterfowl...
Authors
Matthew Perry, Fred Ferrigno, Fairfax Settle
Lead and PCB's in canvasback ducks: Relationship between enzyme levels and residues in blood Lead and PCB's in canvasback ducks: Relationship between enzyme levels and residues in blood
Blood samples were taken for two successive years from canvasback ducks trapped in the Chesapeake Bay. The first winter (1972–1973) five plasma enzymes known to respond to organochlorine poisoning were examined. Abnormal enzyme elevations suggested that 20% of the population sampled (23/115 ducks) might contain organochlorine contaminants, but no residue analyses were performed. The...
Authors
Michael Dieter, Matthew Perry, Bernard Mulhern
[Book review] Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, by F. C. Bellrose [Book review] Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, by F. C. Bellrose
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks
Fungal, bacterial and malarial infections, as well as malnutrition caused heavy mortality in a group of wild-trapped canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) held in 10 × 3 × 2 m open water pens. Deaths occurred between 21 and 158 days after confinement and were associated with infections of Aspergillus fumigatus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Klebsiella sp...
Authors
R. Kocan, Matthew C. Perry
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...
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
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...
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Early egg laying for the Carolina wren Early egg laying for the Carolina wren
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry, B. Meanley
Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland
No abstract available.
Authors
B. Meanley, Matthew C. Perry
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