Publications
This list of publications includes peer-review journal articles, official USGS publications series, reports and more authored by scientists in the Ecosystems Mission Area. A database of all USGS publications, with advanced search features, can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Biological perspectives for the mourning dove call-count survey
No abstract available.
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T.S. Baskett, M.J. Armbruster, M. W. Sayre
Characteristics of woodcock hunters and woodcock harvest in Pennsylvania
No abstract available.
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R.A. Coon, J.S. Lindzey, J.L. George
Habitat selection by breeding red-winged blackbirds
Habitat preferences of breeding Red-winged Blackbirds in an agricultural area were determined by comparing population density, landscape characteristics, and vegetational descriptions. Observations were made throughout the breeding season. Preferred breeding habitats of Red-wings, in order of preference, were wetlands, hayfields, old fields, and pastures. Males and females occupied old fields
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P.H. Albers
The effects of petroleum on different stages of incubation in bird eggs
Artificially incubated mallard eggs were treated externally with 5 μl of No. 2 fuel oil or 5 μl of Southern Louisiana crude oil at various times during the incubation period. Embryos were most sensitive to petroleum during the first 10 days of incubation. Southern Louisiana crude oil was more toxic to mallard embryos than No. 2 fuel oil. Hatching weights of ducklings from treated eggs were usually
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P.H. Albers
Effects of No. 2 fuel oil on common eider eggs
An oil spill near a breeding colony could result in the transfer of oil from the plumage and feet of incubating birds to their eggs. Microlitre amounts of No. 2 fuel oil were applied externally to common eider eggs in an island breeding colony in Maine. Clutches of eggs treated with 20 ?l of fuel oil had significantly greater embryonic mortality than the control clutches when they were examined 7
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P.H. Albers, Robert C. Szaro
Embryotoxic effects of petroleum hydrocarbons in avian embryos
No abstract available.
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D. J. Hoffman
Effect of wildfire on avian populations in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
No abstract available.
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S.H. Anderson
Organochlorine residues and eggshell thinning in anhingas and waders
Residues of organochlorine compounds occur commonly in environmental samples and have been associated with adverse effects in numerous avian species (Cooke 1973; L. F. Stickel 1973; W. H. Stickel 1975; Ohlendorf et al. 1977; H. M. Ohlendorf, R. W. Risebrough, and K. Vermeer, unpublished manuscript). The affected species are usually terminal consumers, generally those feeding on aquatic organisms
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Harry M. Ohlendorf, Erwin E. Klaas, T. Earl Kaiser
Husbandry, reproduction, and veterinary care of captive ferrets
No abstract available.
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J. W. Carpenter, C. N. Hillman
[Book review] A Guide to Bird Finding East of the Mississippi (2nd edition), by Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr
No abstract available.
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P.W. Sykes
[Book review] Watching Birds--An Introduction to Ornithology, by Roger F. Pasquier
No abstract available.
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C.S. Robbins