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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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Studies of reptiles in Rock Valley Studies of reptiles in Rock Valley

No abstract available at this time
Authors
P.A. Medica, F.B. Turner

Thoracic collapse as affected by the retia thoracica in the dolphin Thoracic collapse as affected by the retia thoracica in the dolphin

The carcass of a subadult female Delphinus was placed in a hyperbaric chamber and subjected to two simulated dives each equivalent to 69.7 m. In one dive the thorax was in its natural state, and in the other 100 ml of water had been injected into each pleural cavity. Various morphometric measurements of the thorax were taken before, during, and after each dive.Results indicate that if...
Authors
Clifford A. Hui

Gut morphology of mallards in relation to diet quality Gut morphology of mallards in relation to diet quality

Digestive organ lengths, weights, and volumes in each of three groups of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were determined at the end of a 21-day period, during which one group was starter (control diet), another group was fed whole corn (low fiber content), and the third fed alfalfa pellets (high fiber content) to demonstrate the adaptive efficiency of the waterfowl diets of varying quality...
Authors
M. R. Miller
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