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An atlas and census of Texas waterbird colonies, 1973-1980
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L.M. Mullins, R.D. Slack, A.H. Chaney, R.C. Telfair, R.T. Paul, D.R. Blankinship, Gene W. Blacklock, K. A. King, S. Kennedy, J.C. Smith
Ecology of avian brood parasitism at an early interfacing of host and parasite populations
The shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a brood parasite, has recently spread into the Greater Antilles from South America via the Lesser Antilles. This species is a host generalist and upon reaching Puerto Rico exploited avian communities with no history of social parasitism. Forty-two percent of the resident non-raptorial land bird species were parasitized in mangrove habitat study areas. Cow
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J. W. Wiley
A.B.A. Checklist: Birds of Continental United States and Canada
The 'Summary' in this edition of the A BA Checklist has been greatly expanded to include all properly documented records for each accidental species. These records are published, except for a very few recent ones which are in press or in preparation. Emphasis is on records supported by specimens or photographs, but sight records are also included. To make these accounts more useful to researcher
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G.S. Keith, L.G. Balch, D.D. Gibson, R.G. McCaskie, C.S. Robbins, A. Small, P.W. Sykes, J.A. Tucker
Parathion poisoning of wild geese in Texas
No abstract available.
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D. H. White, C. A. Mitchell, E. J. Kolbe, J. M. Williams
Diazinon residues in insects from sprayed tobacco
Pooled samples of tobacco hornworms collected from a field sprayed with 0.84 kg/ha of diazinon were analyzed for residues at various intervals after application. No residues of the toxic metabolite diazoxon were detected (sensitivity 0.5 ppm) in any sample. Only one sample exceeded 1.0 ppm of the parent compound and was collected 4 hours after spraying. Residues declined over time (P
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K. L. Stromborg, W. N. Beyer, E. Kolbe
Survival of duck plaque virus in water from Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota
An isolant of duck plague herpesvirus from the Lake Andes Refuge outbreak was seeded in raw and filter-decontaminated water from two locations on the refuge, held at 4 C, and assayed for infectivity intermittently over a period of 2 mo. From an initial level of about 105 PFU per ml, infectivity in the filtered samples uniformly dropped to about 104 PFU per ml. Infectivity in the raw samples declin
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K. Wolf, C.N. Burke
Pathogenicity and histopathology of an unusually intense infection of white grubs (Posthodiplostomum m minimum) in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
No abstract available.
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A.J. Mitchell, C. E. Smith, G. L. Hoffman
Hard mineral resources around the U.S continental margin
The territorial waters surrounding the United States contain vast quantities of hard mineral resources. Some, such as sand and gravel in the New York Bight, Beaufort Sea, portions of southern California, and submerged lands near Hawaii are relatively well known and characterized by local need and immediate mining potential with available technology. Commoditie of interest to industry and having ne
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Frank T. Manheim, H.D. Hess
Facies changes in the Hatchetigbee Formation in Alabama-Georgia and the Wilcox-Claiborne Group unconformity
No abstract available.
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T. G. Gibson, Laurel M. Bybell
Temporal and spatial variations in suspended matter in continental shelf and slope waters off the north-eastern United States
Seston in waters of Georges Bank originates primarily from biological production and from resuspension of bottom sediments. The concentrations of suspended matter observed on the central shoals are more influenced by storms than by seasonal changes. Winter storms produce highest concentrations of non-combustible material throughout the water column, and summer storms appear to increase biological
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Michael H. Bothner, Carol M. Parmenter, John D. Milliman