Publications
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Recruitment failure in American avocets and black-necked stilts nesting at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1984-1985 Recruitment failure in American avocets and black-necked stilts nesting at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1984-1985
We evaluated recruitment by American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) in 1984 and 1985 at the selenium-contaminated Kesterson Reservoir and at a nearby reference site, the Volta Wildlife Area, both in western Merced County, California. Nests were monitored to determine their outcomes, including hatching success, and broods were censused...
Authors
M.L. Williams, R. L. Hothem, H. M. Ohlendorf
Tandem tracking for research and resource management Tandem tracking for research and resource management
No abstract available.
Authors
C. L. Douglas
Surfacing behavior and ventilation in free-ranging dolphins Surfacing behavior and ventilation in free-ranging dolphins
No abstract available.
Authors
Clifford A. Hui
Movements, home range, and territories of male sea otters off central California Movements, home range, and territories of male sea otters off central California
Sixty male sea otters (Enhydra lutris) were tagged on the rear flippers with colored tags. Of these, 46 (77%) were resighted. Movements of 127 km were documented for adults and 187 km for subadults. Adults maintained breeding territories that averaged 40.3 ha (n= 10, SE = 4.0). They returned to the same territory seasonally for up to seven consecutive years. Territorial males moved from...
Authors
Ronald J. Jameson
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in high elevation tropical cactus Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in high elevation tropical cactus
No abstract available.
Authors
Jon E. Keeley, S.C. Keeley
Contaminants in foods of aquatic birds at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1985 Contaminants in foods of aquatic birds at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1985
Plants, aquatic insects, and mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) were collected from Kesterson Reservoir, Merced County, California, and a nearby reference site (Volta Wildlife Area) to compare concentrations of three contaminants found in 1985 with those reported in 1983 and 1984. Mean selenium concentrations in food-chain organisms from sites at Kesterson in 1985 ranged from 26.0 μg/g (dry...
Authors
R. L. Hothem, H. M. Ohlendorf
An 'HMO' for Channel Islands National Park An 'HMO' for Channel Islands National Park
No abstract available.
Authors
G.E. Davis, W. L. Halvorson
Mycorrhizal associations of selected species from San Miguel Island, Channel Islands National Park, California Mycorrhizal associations of selected species from San Miguel Island, Channel Islands National Park, California
No abstract available.
Authors
R. E. Koske, W. L. Halvorson
Use of spring scales for weighing live fish in the field Use of spring scales for weighing live fish in the field
No abstract available.
Authors
Mark R. Jennings
Fluorescent powders as a marking technique for reptiles Fluorescent powders as a marking technique for reptiles
No abstract available.
Authors
Gary M. Fellers, Charles A. Drost
A western range extension for Nereocystis leutkeana in the North Pacific A western range extension for Nereocystis leutkeana in the North Pacific
No abstract available.
Authors
K. A. Miller, J. A. Estes
Variation in the plastral formulae of selected turtles with comments on taxonomic utility Variation in the plastral formulae of selected turtles with comments on taxonomic utility
No abstract available.
Authors
J.E. Lovich, C.H. Ernst