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Below is a list of WERC's peer-reviewed publications. If you are searching for a specific publication and cannot find it in this list, please contact werc_web@usgs.gov

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Body composition and weight dynamics of wintering greater white-fronted geese Body composition and weight dynamics of wintering greater white-fronted geese

Adult greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) wintering in southern Oregon and California increased or maintained body weight in autumn, lost weight from autumn through winter, and rapidly increased in weight before spring migration in late April. We documented significant annual differences in body weights for both sexes. We related seasonal changes in body weight to...
Authors
Craig R. Ely, Dennis G. Raveling

[Book review] Middle American Herpetology, by Jaime Villa, Larry David Wilson, and Jerry D. Johnson [Book review] Middle American Herpetology, by Jaime Villa, Larry David Wilson, and Jerry D. Johnson

Review of: Middle American Herpetology: a bibliographic checklist. By Jaime Villa, Larry David Wilson and Jerry D. Johnson. 1988. University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65211. 132 p., 16 color plates, $35.00 (hardcover).
Authors
N.J. Scott

[Book review] North American terrestrial vegetation, by Michael G. Barbour and William Dwight Billings [Book review] North American terrestrial vegetation, by Michael G. Barbour and William Dwight Billings

Review of: North American Terrestrial Vegetation. Michael G. Barbour and William Dwight Billings. Cambridge University Press; 1st ed edition (March 25, 1988). 448 pages. ISBN: 978-0521261982.
Authors
W. L. Halvorson

[Book review] The natural history of the Point Reyes Peninsula, by J. Evans [Book review] The natural history of the Point Reyes Peninsula, by J. Evans

Review of: The natural history of the Point Reyes Peninsula. J. Evans. Point Reyes National Seashore Association (June 1988). ISBN: 9999705820.
Authors
Gary M. Fellers

Estimating carcass fat and protein in northern pintails during the nonbreeding season Estimating carcass fat and protein in northern pintails during the nonbreeding season

I used northern pintails (Anas acuta) collected from August through March 1979-82 in the Sacramento Valley, California to derive equations to predict ether-extracted carcass fat, carcass protein, and skeletal lean dry weight. Ether-extracted carcass fat was best predicted by total fat depot weight (wet skin, abdominal fat, and intestinal fat) (r2 = 0.94) and estimates based on carcass...
Authors
Michael R. Miller
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