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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Red fox spatial characteristics in relation to waterfowl predation
Radio-equipped red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on the Cedar Creek area in Minnesota were spatially distributed, with individual families occupying well defined, nonoverlapping, contiguous territories. Territory boundaries often conformed to natural physical boundaries and appeared to be maintained through some nonaggressive behavior mechanism. Individual foxes traveled extensively throughout the family
Authors
A. B. Sargeant
A recent record of the meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius, in subarctic Canada
The occurrence of Zapus hudsonius is confirmed for the area lying N of the Mackenzie River and Great Slave Lake.
Authors
Gary Krapu, David L. Traugher
Movements and denning habits of a badger
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
A. B. Sargeant, D.W. Warner
Population irruption of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis) in east central North Dakota
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
J. T. Lokemoen, K.F. Higgins
Vegetation of prairie potholes, North Dakota, in relation to quality of water and other environmental factors
Measurements of specific conductance provide an adequate indication of the average salinity of surface waters in natural ponds and lakes of the northern .prairie region. Yearly and seasonal variations in specific conductance were much greater in brackish and subsaline wetlands than in fresh-water areas. The principal vegetational types. Land-use practices of varying brackish to saline wetlands wer
Authors
R. E. Stewart, H.A. Kantrud
The sandhill crane with emphasis on aspects related to North Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
D. H. Johnson, R. E. Stewart
Application of remote sensing techniques for appraising changes in wildlife habitat
An attempt was made to investigate the potential of airborne, multispectral, line scanner data acquisition and computer-implemented automatic recognition techniques for providing useful information about waterfowl breeding habitat in North Dakota. The spectral characteristics of the components of a landscape containing waterfowl habitat can be detected with airborne scanners. By analyzing these sp
Authors
Harvey K. Nelson, Albert T. Klett, John E. Johnston
A device for monitoring radio-marked animals
A simple, portable, and economical recording system consisting of a receiver, signal conditioner, recorder, and power source is described. The system was designed to monitor the signal strength from a radio-marked animal at a particular location. Information is stored on recorder chart paper. Radio-marked ducks have been successfully monitored at nest sites, potholes, and other locations.
Authors
D.S. Gilmer, V.B. Kuechle, I.J. Ball