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At home with the Arctic wolf

No abstract available.
Authors
L. D. Mech

The endangered palila of Hawaii

No abstract available.
Authors
D. W. Sparling

Survival and band recovery rates of sympatric American black ducks and mallards

Banding and recovery data from American black ducks (Anas rubripes) and mallards (A. platyrhynchos) banded in the same breeding or wintering areas over the same time periods were used to estimate annual survival and band recovery rates. Recovery rates, based on preseason bandings, were very similar for sympatric black ducks and mallards and exhibited similar patterns of year-to-year variation for
Authors
J. D. Nichols, H.H. Obrecht, J. E. Hines

Protecting endangered forest birds in Hawaii: The development of a conservation strategy

No abstract available.
Authors
J. M. Scott, C.B. Kepler, P. Stine, H. Little, K. Taketa

Survival of young American alligators on a Florida lake

A capture-recapture study was conducted on Orange Lake, Florida, from 1979 through 1984 to estimate survival rates of young in an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) populations. Hatchlings remained together in sibling groups (pods) for at least their 1st year and then began to disperse during their 2nd spring and summer. Mortality through mid-November of their 1st year was negligible.
Authors
A.R. Woodward, T.C. Hines, C.L. Abercrombie, J. D. Nichols

Winter survival of female mallards in the lower Mississippi valley

No abstract available.
Authors
K. J. Reinecke, C.W. Shaiffer, D. Delnicki

Species richness: A geographical approach to protecting future biological diversity

No abstract available. 
Authors
J. M. Scott, B. Csuti, J.D. Jacobi, J. E. Estes

The use of analysis of variance procedures in biological studies

The analysis of variance (ANOVA) is widely used in biological studies, yet there remains considerable confusion among researchers about the interpretation of hypotheses being tested. Ambiguities arise when statistical designs are unbalanced, and in particular when not all combinations of design factors are represented in the data. This paper clarifies the relationship among hypothesis testing, sta
Authors
B.K. Williams

A prospective field evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay: Detection of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus antigen in pools of Culiseta melanura

A prospective field study was conducted to determine the sensitivity and specificity of an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) compared to virus isolation in cell culture for the detection of eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) virus in naturally infected mosquitoes. A total of 10,811 adult female Culiseta melanura were collected in light traps during 1985 from four locations in Maryland. Eastern equine e
Authors
T.W. Scott, J.G. Olson, T.E. Lewis, J. W. Carpenter, L.H. Lorenz, L.A. Lembeck, S.R. Joseph, B.B. Pagac

Population trends of the purple martin in North America, 1966 - 1986

No abstract available.
Authors
J.R. Sauer, M. K. Klimkiewicz, Sam Droege