Publications
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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Maneuverability of the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) during swimming Maneuverability of the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) during swimming
Analyses of high-speed film of captive Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) show that there is no correlation between the radii of submerged turns and swimming speed. The sharpest turns had a mean turn radius (n = 5) of 0.14 m (0.24 body lengths), were powered by beating wings, and used multiple steering structures (beak, tail, feet, wings) and a flexing body. This turn radius is...
Authors
Clifford A. Hui
The manatee in Haiti The manatee in Haiti
The future looks bleak for the manatee population in the waters around Haiti. Results of a survey conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service suggest that numbers have declined drastically over the last 50 years. The best hope for the few remaining is that the hunting expertise will vanish with the older generation.
Authors
G. B. Rathbun, C.A. Woods, J. A. Ottenwalder
Parent-offspring conflict in Budgerigars Parent-offspring conflict in Budgerigars
No abstract available.
Authors
J. Stamps, A. Clark, P. Arrowood, B. Kus
Altered energy metabolism in an irradiated population of lizards at the Nevada Test Site Altered energy metabolism in an irradiated population of lizards at the Nevada Test Site
Field metabolic rates (via doubly labeled water), body compartmentalization of energy stores, and energy assimilation efficiencies were measured to assess all avenues of energy utilization in Uta stansburiana living in a low-level γ-irradiated plot in Rock Valley, Nevada. Comparison of energy budgets for radiation-sterilized females with those of nonirradiated control lizards revealed...
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K.A. Nagy, P.A. Medica
Raptor Banding at Point Diablo Supplies Trapping Success Data Raptor Banding at Point Diablo Supplies Trapping Success Data
No abstract available.
Authors
J. A. Howell, W. Shor
Seagrasses of Channel Islands National Park, the need for study Seagrasses of Channel Islands National Park, the need for study
No abstract available at this time
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W. L. Halvorson
Grassland Dynamics, Some Current Thoughts on Manipulation Grassland Dynamics, Some Current Thoughts on Manipulation
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W. L. Halvorson
Interim Report on Vernal Wetlands Interim Report on Vernal Wetlands
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W. L. Halvorson
The tadpoles of five species of New Mexican leopard frogs The tadpoles of five species of New Mexican leopard frogs
No abstract available at this time
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N.J. Scott, R.D. Jennings
Topsoil stockpile fertility and plant growth study Topsoil stockpile fertility and plant growth study
No abstract available at this time
Authors
K. McEachern
Climate, snow accumulation, and melt in Sequoia National Park, California. Final contract report to the Sequoia Natural History Association Climate, snow accumulation, and melt in Sequoia National Park, California. Final contract report to the Sequoia Natural History Association
No abstract available at this time
Authors
N.L. Stephenson
Flocking and predator avoidance in wintering sandpipers Flocking and predator avoidance in wintering sandpipers
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Authors
B.E. Kus