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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The nesting season - Northern Great Plains Region
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C. A. Faanes
Forty-fifth breeding bird census - Low arctic tundra
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C. A. Faanes
Breeding bird populations of several wooded habitats in northeastern North Dakota
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C. A. Faanes, J.M. Andrew
Behavioral interactions of penned red and arctic foxes
Expansion of the geographical distribution of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) into the far north tundra region may lead to competition between arctic (Alopex lagopus) and red foxes for space and resources. Behavioral interactions between red and arctic foxes were evaluated during 9 trials conducted in a 4.05-ha enclosure near Woodworth, North Dakota. Each trial consisted of introducing a male-female pai
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D.R. Rudzinski, H.B. Graves, A. B. Sargeant, G.L. Storm
Home made nesting sites for mallards
No abstract available.
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T.A. Messmer, M. A. Johnson, F.B. Lee
Recurrence, mortality, and dispersal of prairie striped skunks, Mephitis mephitis, and implications to rabies epizootiology
Detailed study of radio-equipped individuals of the Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) in a North Dakota population provided insight into possible mechanisms for spread of rabies during spring and summer. Annual recurrence rates of 138 skunks marked on a study area averaged 11% for adult males, 43% for adult females and 9% for kits. Population changes were from mortality (including rabies) and disp
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A. B. Sargeant, R. J. Greenwood, J.L. Piehl, W.B. Bicknell
Age-class determination of canvasbacks
A technique was developed to distinguish yearling from adult canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) in the field during spring on the basis of white flecking on the distal ends of selected wing feathers. Covert feathers from adults had well-defined vermiculation patterns whereas feathers from yearlings lacked such markings. These age-related characters were confirmed by paired comparisons of feathers fr
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J.R. Serie, D.L. Trauger, H. A. Doty, D.E. Sharp
Electric fences to reduce mammalian predation on waterfowl nests
We evaluated electric fences as predator barriers to reduce high losses of waterfowl nests to mammalian predation at Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). The work was done in 1978-81 on 3 paired sites in central North Dakota and western Minnesota. Resident mammalian predators were trapped from inside the exclosures. All 3 fences operated during the study period with few major maintenance problems. N
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J. T. Lokemoen, H. A. Doty, D.E. Sharp, J.E. Neaville
Mosquitoes (Diptera:Culicidae) consumed by breeding Anatinae in south central North Dakota
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M.I. Meyer, G.A. Swanson
Population modeling for furbearer management
The management of furbearers has become increasingly complex as greater demands are placed on their populations. Correspondingly, needs for information to use in management have increased. Inadequate information leads the manager to err on the conservative side; unless the size of the 'harvestable surplus' is known, the population cannot be fully exploited. Conversely, information beyond what is n
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D. H. Johnson