Publications
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Bird collections in the United States and Canada: Addenda and corrigenda
Since publication of our report on the avian collections in the United States and Canada (Banks, Clench, and Barlow 1973, Auk 90: 136- 170) several changes and additions have come to our attention. In some cases, recent curatorial work has resulted in more accurate counts to replace previous estimates. Other collections have grown markedly in the last few years. Some important private or instituti
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M.H. Clench, R.C. Banks, J.C. Barlow
Reproductive rate and temporal spacing of nesting of red-winged blackbirds in upland habitat
The literature contains numerous studies on Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) reproduction. Francis (1971) summarized eight studies dealing with nesting success. These and other studies have also provided information on breeding chronology, clutch sizes, sex ratios, survival rates for eggs and nestlings, reproductive physiology, and other life history aspects of reproduction. With few exc
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Richard A. Dolbeer
Lead in tissues of mallard ducks dosed with two types of lead shot
Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) were sacrificed one month after ingesting one number 4 all-lead shot or one number 4 lead-iron shot. Livers, kidneys, blood, wingbones, and eggs were analyzed for lead by atomic absorption. Necropsy of sacrificed ducks failed to reveal any of the tissue lesions usually associated with lead poisoning in waterfowl. Lead levels in ducks given all-lead shot averaged
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M. T. Finley, M. P. Dieter, L. N. Locke
Behavior of mallard ducklings from parents fed 3 ppm DDE
Mallard ducks fed a diet containing 3 ppm DDE (equal to about 0.6 ppm in a natural succulent diet) laid eggs that contained an average of 5.8 ppm DDE; ducklings that hatched from these eggs differed from controls in behavioral tests designed to measure responses to a maternal call and to a frightening stimulus. In response to the maternal call, ducklings from parents fed DDE were hyper-responsive;
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G. H. Heinz
Brain lesions in mallard ducklings from parents fed methylmercury
Methylmercury dicyandiamide was fed to mallard ducks at 3 ppm mercury. Mercury accumulated in the eggs to an average of 7.18 and 5.46 ppm on a wet-weight basis in 2 successive years. Mercury in the eggs is believed to have caused brain lesions in the hatched ducklings. Lesions included demyelination, neuron shrink-age, necrosis, and hemorrhage in the meninges overlying the cerebellum. Brains of de
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G. H. Heinz, L. N. Locke
Elevated heptachlor epoxide and DDE residues in a merlin that died after migrating
No abstract available.
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C. J. Henny, J. R. Bean, R.W. Fyfe
Effect of dieldrin and Aroclor 1242 on Japanese quail eggshell thickness
No abstract available.
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E. F. Hill, R.G. Heath, J.D. Williams
Sexual maturation and productivity of Japanese quail fed graded concentrations of mercuric chloride
Japanese quail (Coturnix c. japonica) were fed 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 p.p.m. Hg as mercuric chloride (HgCl2) from the time of hatching up to the age of 1 year. None of the birds manifested any gross signs of mercury poisioning. Food consumption, growth rate, and weight maintenance were unaffected. Initial oviposition tended to occur at a younger age as dietary mercuric chloride increased, e.g., th
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E. F. Hill, C.S. Shaffner
The effects of orchard pesticide applications on breeding robins
From 1966 through 1968, robins reproduced successfully in commercial apple orchards which were periodically sprayed with DDT, dieldrin, and other pesticides. Observations by a Z-man team using walkie-talkies revealed that breeding robins obtained essentially all food for themselves and nestlings from unsprayed areas adjacent to the orchards. Invertebrate trapping in sprayed and unsprayed areas sho
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E.V. Johnson, G.L. Mack, D.Q. Thompson
Some characteristics of fall migration of female woodcock
Nine female woodcock (Philohela minor) were radio-tagged in central Pennsylvania before fall migration to monitor premigratory and migratory movements. Within 15 days of departure, 5 of the birds moved 0.8 to 8.0 km from their normally used area, but the remaining 4 did not move. In 1973 five marked woodcock began migration between 30 November and 8 December. In 1974, four birds departed between
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R.A. Coon, P.D. Caldwell, G.L. Storm