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Status, research, and management needs of the native Hawaiian biota: A summary
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S. Mountainspring
Summary of bird censusing and atlasing in North America
This paper reviews the historical development, present status and methods of the principal bird census and atlas projects in North America.
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C.S. Robbins
The Andean condor as a research surrogate for the California condor
Captive propagation of Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) was initiated at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in 1966 in anticipation of the need to apply resulting techniques to the captive breeding of the endangered California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). This report summarizes the progress made on this Andean Condor breeding and research project, with emphasis on recent fostering/cross-fos
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J. W. Carpenter, F. J. Dein, D. H. Ellis
The effects of military jet operations on nesting birds of prey
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D. H. Ellis
The influence of local weather on autumn migration of peregrine falcons on Assateague Island
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F.P. Ward, W.S. Seegar, M. Yates, K. Titus, M.R. Fuller
The Puerto Rican parrot and competition for its nest sites
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J. W. Wiley
The shiny cowbird: A brood parasite expanding its range in the Caribbean region
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A. Cruz, T. Manolis, J. W. Wiley
The status of osprey research in western North America
The status of research on the Osprey tn western North America is reviewed. For discussion purposes the geographical populations are conveniently subdivided into Canada and Alaska, the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the western interior of the United States, and Mexico. Suggestions are made for further research on the populations in each region. In addition, possible research and managemen
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C. J. Henny
Traditional and expanded tree pit concepts
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R.S. Hammerschlag, J.L. Sherald
Use of cultured fish in sport fisheries management in the United States of America
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R. E. Stevens, J. P. McCraren, K.W. McAllister
Wildlife health implications of sewage disposal in wetlands
Wildlife health concerns associated with disposal of sewage effluent in wetlands are of three primary types: (1) introduction of pathogens, (2) introduction of pollutants that adversely impact on host body defense mechanisms, and (3) changes in the physical and chemical properties of wetlands that favor the development and maintenance of disease problems. Unlike the situation with human health con
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M. Friend