Publications
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center staff publish results of their research in USGS series reports and in peer-reviewed journals. Publication links are below. Information on all USGS publications can be found at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Renesting Characteristics of Captive Mallards on Experimental Ponds
Renesting characteristics of captive wild-strain mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were investigated on experimental ponds in southcentral North Dakota during the breeding seasons of 1976-81. Renesting efforts and egg production increased during the 1st 3 years. Post-yearling females that experienced clutch loss during early incubation produced 3 clutches of eggs during the breeding season. All of the
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G.A. Swanson, T.L. Shaffer, J.F. Wolf, F.B. Lee
Potential impacts of agricultural chemicals on waterfowl and other wildlife inhabiting prairie wetlands: An evaluation of research needs and approaches
The potential for agricultural chemicals to enter prairie-pothole wetlands and impact wildlife dependent on these wetlands for survival and reproduction appears to be great. However, the actual risk to wetland wildlife from the inputs of these chemicals cannot be adequately assessed at this time, because of insufficient data. Available data on the use of pesticides in the prairie-pothole region an
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C. E. Grue, L.R. DeWeese, P. Mineau, G.A. Swanson, J.R. Foster, P.M. Arnold, J.N. Huckins, P.J. Sheenan, W.K. Marshall, A.P. Ludden
The role of heterogeneity in animal population dynamics
No abstract available.
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D. H. Johnson, K.P. Burnham, J. D. Nichols
Climatic data for the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, North Dakota 1982
Research on the hydrology of the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, includes study of evaporation. Presented here are those climatic data needed for energy-budget and mass-transfer evaporation studies, including: water-surface temperature, sediment temperature dry-bulb and wet-bulb air temperatures, vapor pressure at and above the water surface, wind speed, and short- and long-wa
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A.M. Sturrock, B.A. Hanson, J.L. Scarborough, T. C. Winter
Techniques for studying nest success of ducks in upland habitats in the prairie pothole region
Selected procedures are described for conducting nesting studies of upland nesting ducks in the prairie pothole region. Emphasis is on the use of standard procedures so that comparable results can be obtained. Major topics addressed are finding nests by flushing hens with drags pulled by vehicles, recording of appropriate data, and calculating nest success rates. Techniques are described for condu
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A.T. Klett, H. F. Duebbert, C. A. Faanes, K.F. Higgins
Interpretation and compendium of historical fire accounts in the Northern Great Plains
This interpretation and compendium of historical fire accounts in the northern Great Plains provides resource managers with background information to justify the study or use of fire in management and provides a reference of historic fire accounts for those without ready access to major library collections. Historical accounts of fire are critiqued to aid interpreting the compendium accounts. An i
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K.F. Higgins
Effects of vegetation manipulation on breeding waterfowl in prairie wetlands--a literature review
Literature on the effects of fire and grazing on the wetlands used by breeding prairie waterfowl is reviewed. Both dabbling and diving ducks and their broods prefer wetlands with openings in the marsh canopy. Decreased use is commonly associated with decreased habitat heterogeneity caused by tall, robust hydrophytes such as Typha spp. and other species adapted to form monotypes in the absence of d
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H.A. Kantrud
Habitat suitability index models: northern pintail (Gulf Coast wintering)
No abstract available.
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R.J. Howard, H.A. Kantrud
[Book review] The encyclopedia of birds, by Christopher M. Perrins and Alex L. A. Middleton
Review of: The Encyclopedia of birds. Perrins, Christopher M.; Middleton, Alex L.A. New York, Facts on File, 1985. 463 p., illus. ISBN: 0-8160-1150-8.
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D. H. Johnson
Commercial sunflowers: food for red foxes in North Dakota
No abstract available.
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A. B. Sargeant, S.H. Allen, J. P. Fleskes
Northern pintail body condition during wet and dry winters in the Sacramento Valley, California
No abstract available.
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M. R. Miller