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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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Distribution of populations and hunting kill of the canvasback

No abstract available.
Authors
R. E. Stewart, A. D. Geis, C.D. Evans

Distribution and ecology of whistling swans in the Chesapeake Bay region

The Whistling Swan, Olor columbianus, is of particular significance in the Chesapeake Bay region, since major wintering and transient populations occur here regularly, constituting in some years more than half the total population of the species. Some of these concentrations are so large that they attract many bird-watchers, who often travel long distances to see them. Whistling Swans are also of
Authors
R. E. Stewart, J.H. Manning

Rodent repellents

Why rodent repellents are needed, how they are tested, and what ones are showing promise. Some of the best ones now known are too toxic, too costly, or both.
Authors
J.B. DeWitt, J.C. Besser

Birds and Aircraft on Midway Islands, 1956-57 Investigations

The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which certain species of birds contribute to the hazard to aircraft at Midway; to learn more about the population dynamics and habits of these species to determine what type of control measures might be possible without endangering the species; and to test methods of control which are suggested. Most of the study has been devoted to the two s
Authors
K.W. Kenyon, D.W. Rice, C.S. Robbins, J.W. Aldrich

Distribution of the black duck

No abstract available.
Authors
R. E. Stewart

Better nest boxes for wood ducks

No abstract available.
Authors
C.G. Webster

'Operation recovery'--the Atlantic coastal netting project

No abstract available.
Authors
J. Baird, C.S. Robbins, A.M. Bagg, J.V. Dennis
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