Publications
This is a list of publications written by Patuxent employees since Patuxent opened in 1939. To search for Patuxent's publications by author or title, please click below to go to the USGS Publication Warehouse.
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Notes on the ecology of the opossum in Maryland
No abstract available.
Authors
L. M. Llewellyn, F.H. Dale
Renesting and second nesting of individually marked red-winged blackbirds
No abstract available.
Authors
D. P. Fankhauser
Origin, structure, molt, and dispersal of a late summer red-winged blackbird population
No abstract available.
Authors
B. Meanley
A merganser die-off associated with larval eustrongylides
A die-off of red-breasted mergansers on Lake Holly, Virginia Beach, Virginia, was found to be due to a larval Eustrongylides. Massive tissue destruction and hemorrhage was produced by the migration of the larval Eustrongylides. Earlier stages of the same Eustrongylides were found in eastern mosquitofish and silversides upon which the mergansers had been feeding. In addition, residues of DDT were f
Authors
L. N. Locke, J.B. DeWitt, C. M. Menzie, J.A. Kerwin
Rigid plastic collars for marking geese
Rigid plastic collars of one to three colors proved useful for recognition of individual Canada geese (Branta canadensis). The collars did not seem to affect the behavior of the geese, and there was little mortality caused by their use. In good light, bright colors are visible through a 20-power spotting scope for more than 1 mile. Retention of collars was about 90 percent for 1 year and more than
Authors
R.M. Ballou, F.W. Martin
Multiple parasitism in fledgling birds: Case reports
No abstract available.
Authors
G. M. Clark, L. N. Locke
Plastic adhesive tape for color-marking birds
Colored plastic adhesive tape wrapped around the tarsus has been used successfully for color-marking birds and has proved to be easy to put on, adaptable, permanent, and colorfast.
Authors
D. P. Fankhauser
Changes in land use and breeding red-winged blackbird populations at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
No abstract available.
Authors
D. P. Fankhauser, R.T. Mitchell
Woodcock age and sex determination from wings
Age of woodcock (Philohela minor) can be accurately determined throughout the year by differences in pattern, color, and wear of secondary feathers. Immature woodcock retain most secondaries during the postjuvenal molt that begins in July or August and ends in October. In contrast, subadults (first-year adults) and older woodcock molt all secondaries during the postnuptial molt beginning in June o
Authors
F.W. Martin
Biases in mail questionnaires of upland game hunters
No abstract available.
Authors
R.K. Martinson, D.E. Whitesell