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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Inventory of waterfowl environments of prairie Canada
No abstract available.
Authors
J.J. Lynch, C.D. Evans, V.C. Conover
Nesting ecology and habits of the Dickcissel on the Arkansas Grand Prairie
No abstract available.
Authors
B. Meanley
Band loss by nestling mourning doves
Nestling mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura) were banded and checked for band loss prior to fledging at Parchman, Mississippi, during the months of June-August, 1960. Three hundred seventy-seven nestlings 4-6 days of age were banded, 117 with size 3 bands, 120 with size 3A bands, and 140 with size 3A bands secured by Dalzoflex tape. Two hundred twenty nestlings 7-9 days of age were banded, 114 wit
Authors
C.F. Kaczynski, W.H. Kiel
Pre-nesting activity of the purple gallinule near Savannah, Georgia
Observations on the pre-nesting activity of the Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) were made by me at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Jasper County, South Carolina from 9 to 16 April 1960, 12 to 23 April 1961, and 28 to 30 April 1963. Jasper County is in extreme southeastern South Carolina. The Refuge headquarters is approximately 10 miles (16 km) up the Savannah River from the port of
Authors
Brooke Meanley
Nesting ecology and reproductive rate of the red-winged blackbird in tidal marshes of the upper Chesapeake Bay region
The nesting ecology and reproductive rate of the polygynous red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, were studied in the tidal marshes of Maryland during the period of 1958 through 1961. Sixteen nesting colonies were located in six major marsh communities of the Eastern Shore and were visited approximately twice a week from late April to mid-August. The average clutch size for 537 clutches was 3
Authors
B. Meanley, J.S. Webb
A modification of the line intercept method of sampling understory vegetation
No abstract available.
Authors
T.H. Ripley, F.M. Johnson, W.H. Moore