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Population ecology of the mallard VIII: Winter distribution patterns and survival rates of winter-banded mallards
In the present report we address questions about winter distribution patterns and survival rates of North American mallards Anas platyrhynchos. Inferences are based on analyses of banding and recovery data from both winter and preseason banding period. The primary wintering range of the mallard was dividded into 45 minor reference areas and 15 major reference areas which were used to summarize w
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James D. Nichols, James E. Hines
Taxonomic notes on singing quail (genus Dactylortyx) from western and southern Mexico
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R.C. Banks
Status of the red-footed booby colony on Little Cayman Island
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R. B. Clapp
Mercury Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
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R. Eisler
Territorial aspects of barred owl home range and behavior in Minnesota
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T.H. Nicholls, M.R. Fuller
Wildlife habitat considerations in Columbia, Maryland and vicinity
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A. D. Geis
An outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis virus in captive whooping cranes
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J. W. Carpenter, F. J. Dein, G.G. Clark
Relationships between nesting populations of wading birds and habitat features along the Atlantic Coast
Using previously published atlas data for 122 mixed-species wading bird colonies on islands along the Atlantic coast (Maine to Florida, 1976-77), we examined relationships between population sizes of 11 species of egrets, herons, ibises, and wood storks (Mycteria americana) and nine habitat variables. On nautical charts, we measured four island characteristics (area, length, width, shape), three i
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R.M. Erwin, J. A. Spendelow, P.H. Geissler, B.K. Williams
Field methods to evaluate effects of pesticides on wildlife of the northwestern United States
Field .methods used to evaluate the impact of organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides on wildlife populations in the Pacific Northwest are reviewed. Five field studies, presented in a CASE HISTORY format, illustrate study designs .and thetypes of information collected. The pesticides investigated included DDT, heptachlor, endr1n, and famphur, and the species studied included the American kes
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C. J. Henny