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Blood parasites in North American waterfowl
One thing seems to stand out in the overall knowledge we have of the blood parasites of waterfowl, as previously noted by Herman and Wehr, (1954): the greatest potential of losses is in the younger age groups, usually those birds 5-10 weeks old. In Leucocytozoon infections, death occurs as early as the first or second week of the bird's life. As a conclusion to this presentation, I wish to emphasi
Authors
C. M. Herman
Plasmodium elongatum from a penguin
No abstract available.
Authors
C. M. Herman, R. M. Kocan, E.L. Snyder, J. O. Knisley
Aerial estimation of the size of gull breeding colonies
Counts on photographs and visual estimates of the numbers of territorial gulls are usually reliable indicators of the number of gull nests, but single visual estimates are not adequate to measure the number of nests in individual colonies. To properly interpret gull counts requires that several islands with known numbers of nests be photographed to establish the ratio of gulls to nests applicable
Authors
J.A. Kadlec, W.H. Drury
Gas chromatographic analysis of gamma-BHC, the cyclodienes, and DDT analogs
No abstract available.
Authors
C. M. Menzie, R. M. Prouty
Mourning dove capture and banding
No abstract available.
Authors
H.M. Reeves, A. D. Geis, F.C. Kniffen
Seven new white-winged doves from Mexico, Central America, and Southwestern United States
No abstract available.
Authors
G.B. Saunders