Thomas Custer (Former Employee)
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Organochlorine concentrations in prefledging common terns Sterna hirundo at three Rhode Island USA colonies Organochlorine concentrations in prefledging common terns Sterna hirundo at three Rhode Island USA colonies
Concentrations of DDE, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDPEs) in carcasses of prefledging Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at three Rhode Island colonies support the hypothesis that local contamination is responsible for among-colony differences observed in eggs in an earlier study. The highest concentrations of DDE and PCBs (mean=0.24 and 2.8 ppm wet...
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T. W. Custer, C.M. Bunck, C.L. Stafford
Occurrence and timing of second clutches in common terns Occurrence and timing of second clutches in common terns
Eighteen pairs of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at three different colonies laid second clutches while still feeding young from their first broods. Seven clutches were laid before the chicks from the first brood fledged, and 11 were laid after the chicks from the first brood fledged. In each case, parents alternately fed chicks from the first brood and incubated the second clutch...
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D.A. Wiggins, R.D. Morris, I.C.T. Nisbet, T. W. Custer
Tissue lead distribution and hematologic effects in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) fed biologically incorporated lead Tissue lead distribution and hematologic effects in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) fed biologically incorporated lead
American kestrels were fed a diet containing 0.5, 120, 212, and 448 ppm (dry wt) biologically incorporated lead (Pb) for 60 days. The diet consisted of homogenized 4-wk-old cockerels raised on feed mixed with and without lead. No kestrels died and weights did not differ among treatment groups. The control group (0.5 ppm Pb) had the lowest mean concentration of lead and the high dietary...
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T. W. Custer, J. C. Franson, O. H. Pattee
Clutch size, reproductive success, and organochlorine contaminants in Atlantic coast black-crowned night-herons Clutch size, reproductive success, and organochlorine contaminants in Atlantic coast black-crowned night-herons
In 1979, we gathered clutch-size and reproductive-success data on Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) nesting in three New England and two North Carolina colonies. In 1975, we gathered similar data from one of the New England and one of the North Carolina colonies. Latitudinal differences in clutch initiation were not evident. Mean clutch size was larger in the New England...
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Thomas W. Custer, Gary L. Hensler, T. Earl Kaiser
Organochlorine residues and shell characteristics of roseate tern eggs, 1981 Organochlorine residues and shell characteristics of roseate tern eggs, 1981
Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) breed in two areas in the Western Hemisphere: in northeastern North America between Long Island, New York, and Nova Scotia, and around the Caribbean Sea from the Florida Keys and the Bahamas to the Netherlands Lesser Antilles (Bent 1921, Bond 1956, Nisbet 1980). Both populations are small, and concern recently has been expressed about their status (Nisbet...
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T. W. Custer, I.C.T. Nisbet, A. J. Krynitsky
Organochlorine residues in common tern eggs from nine Atlantic coast colonies, 1980 Organochlorine residues in common tern eggs from nine Atlantic coast colonies, 1980
In 1980, 178 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) eggs were collected in nine colonies from Rhode Island to North Carolina and were analyzed for organochlorines. DDE and PCBs were detected in most of the eggs. Mean concentrations of DDE and PCBs differed among colonies and seemed related to local contamination. Concentrations of DDE and PCBs in Common Tern eggs were well below those reported to...
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T. W. Custer, R.M. Erwin, C. Stafford
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Organochlorine concentrations in prefledging common terns Sterna hirundo at three Rhode Island USA colonies Organochlorine concentrations in prefledging common terns Sterna hirundo at three Rhode Island USA colonies
Concentrations of DDE, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDPEs) in carcasses of prefledging Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at three Rhode Island colonies support the hypothesis that local contamination is responsible for among-colony differences observed in eggs in an earlier study. The highest concentrations of DDE and PCBs (mean=0.24 and 2.8 ppm wet...
Authors
T. W. Custer, C.M. Bunck, C.L. Stafford
Occurrence and timing of second clutches in common terns Occurrence and timing of second clutches in common terns
Eighteen pairs of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at three different colonies laid second clutches while still feeding young from their first broods. Seven clutches were laid before the chicks from the first brood fledged, and 11 were laid after the chicks from the first brood fledged. In each case, parents alternately fed chicks from the first brood and incubated the second clutch...
Authors
D.A. Wiggins, R.D. Morris, I.C.T. Nisbet, T. W. Custer
Tissue lead distribution and hematologic effects in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) fed biologically incorporated lead Tissue lead distribution and hematologic effects in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) fed biologically incorporated lead
American kestrels were fed a diet containing 0.5, 120, 212, and 448 ppm (dry wt) biologically incorporated lead (Pb) for 60 days. The diet consisted of homogenized 4-wk-old cockerels raised on feed mixed with and without lead. No kestrels died and weights did not differ among treatment groups. The control group (0.5 ppm Pb) had the lowest mean concentration of lead and the high dietary...
Authors
T. W. Custer, J. C. Franson, O. H. Pattee
Clutch size, reproductive success, and organochlorine contaminants in Atlantic coast black-crowned night-herons Clutch size, reproductive success, and organochlorine contaminants in Atlantic coast black-crowned night-herons
In 1979, we gathered clutch-size and reproductive-success data on Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) nesting in three New England and two North Carolina colonies. In 1975, we gathered similar data from one of the New England and one of the North Carolina colonies. Latitudinal differences in clutch initiation were not evident. Mean clutch size was larger in the New England...
Authors
Thomas W. Custer, Gary L. Hensler, T. Earl Kaiser
Organochlorine residues and shell characteristics of roseate tern eggs, 1981 Organochlorine residues and shell characteristics of roseate tern eggs, 1981
Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) breed in two areas in the Western Hemisphere: in northeastern North America between Long Island, New York, and Nova Scotia, and around the Caribbean Sea from the Florida Keys and the Bahamas to the Netherlands Lesser Antilles (Bent 1921, Bond 1956, Nisbet 1980). Both populations are small, and concern recently has been expressed about their status (Nisbet...
Authors
T. W. Custer, I.C.T. Nisbet, A. J. Krynitsky
Organochlorine residues in common tern eggs from nine Atlantic coast colonies, 1980 Organochlorine residues in common tern eggs from nine Atlantic coast colonies, 1980
In 1980, 178 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) eggs were collected in nine colonies from Rhode Island to North Carolina and were analyzed for organochlorines. DDE and PCBs were detected in most of the eggs. Mean concentrations of DDE and PCBs differed among colonies and seemed related to local contamination. Concentrations of DDE and PCBs in Common Tern eggs were well below those reported to...
Authors
T. W. Custer, R.M. Erwin, C. Stafford