Wolves: Behavior, ecology, and conservation
L. David Mech, Luigi Boitani, editor(s)
2003, Book
Wolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginations of their friends and foes alike. Highly intelligent and adaptable, they hunt and play together in close-knit packs, sometimes roaming over hundreds of square miles in search of food. Once teetering on the brink of extinction...
Marine reserve design for conservation and fisheries management: a case study from the California Channel Islands
S.J. Airame, E. Dugan, K. D. Lafferty, H.M. Leslie, D.A. McArdle, R.R. Warner
2003, Ecological Applications (13) S170-S184
Five races of cottontail rabbits belonging to three species occur in Virginia. One of them, the Mearns cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi), is reported here for the first time. It occurs in six southwestern counties of the state, while the eastern cottontail (S. f. mallurus) occurs in the remainder of...
Native weeds and exotic plants: relationships to disturbance in mixed grass prairie
D.L. Larson
2003, Plant Ecology (169) 317-333
The paper compares distributions of native weedy species and exotic species with respect to three kinds of disturbance, roads, trails, and prairie dog towns. Data were collected at the north and south units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and at Wind Cave National Park. The paper concludes that many exotic...
Assessing chick growth from a single visit to a seabird colony
J. Benson, R.M. Suryan, John F. Piatt
2003, Marine Ornithology: Journal of Seabird Research and Conservation (31) 181-184
We tested an approach to the collection of seabird chick growth data that utilizes a one-time sampling of chick measurements obtained during a single visit to a seabird colony. We assessed the development of Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla chicks from a sample of measurements made on a single day during...
Population and nesting ecology of sandhill cranes at Grays Lake, Idaho, 1997-2000
I.J. Ball, J. E. Austin, A.R. Henry
2003, Report
Predator selection of prairie landscape features and its relation to duck nest success
M.L. Phillips, W.R. Clark, M.A. Sovada, D.J. Horn, Rolf R. Koford, R. J. Greenwood
2003, Journal of Wildlife Management (67) 104-114
Abstract has not been submitted...
Long term productivity of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) in a snowpack-driven desert marsh
Kammie L. Kruse, James R. Lovvorn, John Y. Takekawa, Jeffrey Mackay
2003, The Auk (120) 107-119
Ruby Lake, Nevada, is a large palustrine wetland that hosts the southern-most major breeding population of Canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria). That arid marsh, fed by springs derived from mountain snowpack, differs in climate and hydrology from glaciated potholes of the northern prairies where most Canvasbacks breed. Fourteen years of nesting data...
New nesting dates for some breeding birds in North Dakota
L.D. Igl, H.A. Kantrud
2003, Prairie Naturalist (35) 281-285
Abstract has not been submitted...
An approach for monitoring bird communities to assess development of restored riparian habitat
B.E. Kus, P.P. Beck
P.M. Faber, editor(s)
2003, California Riparian Systems: Process and Floodplain Management, Ecology, and Restoration. 396-406
No abstract available at this time...
Characterization of Pasteurella multocida isolates from wetland ecosystems during 1996 to 1999
M.D. Samuel, D.J. Shadduck, Diana R. Goldberg, M. A. Wilson, D.O. Joly, M. A. Lehr
2003, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (39) 798-807
We cultured 126 Pasteurella multocida isolates, 92 from water and 34 from sediment samples collected from wetlands in the Pacific and Central flyways of the United States between 1996 and 1999. Most (121) of the isolates were P. multocida serotype 1, but serotypes 3, 3/4, 10, and 11 were also...
Wolf social ecology
L. David Mech, Luigi Boitani
L. David Mech, Luigi Boitani, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, Wolves: Behavior, ecology and conservation
The first real beginning to our understanding of wolf social ecology came from wolf 2204 on 23 May 1972. State depredation control trapper Lawrence Waino, of Duluth, Minnesota, had caught this female wolf 112 km (67 mi) south of where L. D. Mech had radio-collared her in the Superior National...
Polar bear, Ursus maritimus
Steven C. Amstrup
G.A. Feldhamer, B.C. Thompson, J.A. Chapman, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, management, and conservation
No abstract available....
Sea otter
James L. Bodkin, K.W. Kenyon
G.A. Feldhamer, B.C. Thompson, J.A. Chapman, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, management, and conservation
No abstract available....
Migration and thermoregulation strategies of hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) in North America
Paul M. Cryan
2003, Thesis
No abstract available....
Satellite telemetry and wildlife studies in India: Advantages, options and challenges
Sàlim Javed, Hiroyoshi Higuchi, Meenakshi Nagendran, John Y. Takekawa
2003, Current Science (85) 1439-1443
Greater spatial coverage, accuracy and non-invasiveness of satellite technology make it one of the best tools to track long-distance migrants, which is otherwise difficult using conventional radio telemetry. In this article, we review the evolution of satellite telemetry and its application. We provide examples of three recent studies in India...
Environmental fate and effects of the lampricide bayluscide: a review
Verdel K. Dawson
2003, Journal of Great Lakes Research (29 Suppl. 1) 475-492
Bayluscide is an additive to TFM that increases the effectiveness of TFM as a lampricide. A review of the literature was undertaken to determine the environmental fate and effects of Bayluscide. Niclosamide (2', 5-dichloro-4'-nitrosalicylanilide), the active ingredient of Bayluscide, degrades rapidly in natural water and sediment systems, however, the rate...
California Red-legged Frog Surveys of Lower Redwood Creek, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Gary M. Fellers, Greg Guscio
2003, Report
No abstract available at this time...
Biological structure and dynamics of fish assemblages in tributaries of eastern Lake Ontario
James E. McKenna Jr.
M. Munawar, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, State of Lake Ontario: past, present and future
Interest in effective management of Great Lakes natural resources and restoration of native populations has stimulated interest in the conditions and ecological role of tributaries in the Great Lakes ecosystem. Rivers of Lake Ontario's eastern basin provide an excellent opportunity to examine important tributaries and their relationship to Lake...
The offshore fish community in southern Lake Ontario, 1972-1998
Randall W. Owens, Robert O’Gorman, Thomas H. Eckert, Brian F. Lantry
M. Munawar, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, State of Lake Ontario: past, present and future
The authors document the status of Lake Ontario's open-water fish community in 1972, near the beginning of an era of massive fish stocking and when phosphorus levels in the lake from anthropogenic inputs, were near their peak. They then describe changes that occurred in the fish community in 1978-98....
Detection of West Nile virus infection in birds in the United States by blocking ELISA and immunohistochemistry
M. Jozan, R. Evans, R. McLean, R. Hall, B. Tangredi, L. Reed, J. Scott
2003, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (3) 99-110
A blocking ELISA targeting an immunodominant West Nile epitope on the West Nile Virus NS1 protein was assessed for the detection of West Nile–specific antibodies in blood samples collected from 584 sentinel chickens and 238 wild birds collected in New Jersey from May–December 2000. Ten mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) experimentally...
Evaluating the post-release success of rehabilitated manatees in Florida, 1973-2002
R. Bonde, L. Keith, L. Ward, J. Reid, T. Pitchford, C. Deutsch, M. Ross, J. Valade, N. Adimey
2003, Conference Paper
Abstract not supplied at this time...
Examples of recovery of vegetation following disturbance in the Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern
K.H. Berry
2003, Report
No abstract available at this time...
Sarcocysts of an unidentified species of Sarcocystis in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
J. P. Dubey, D. S. Lindsay, B.M. Rosenthal, N. J. Thomas
2003, Journal of Parasitology (89) 397-399
The number of Sarcocystis species that infect sea otters (Enhydra lutris) is unknown. Sea otter tissues were recently shown to harbor sarcocysts of S. neurona and of unidentified species of Sarcocystis. Whereas sarcocysts of S. neurona have walls 1–3 μm thick with type 9 villar protrusions, ultrastructure...
A bug besetting birds, horses, and humans alike: The West Nile virus will likely be here for a long time. How large a threat does it pose?
S.W. Matteson, E. Saito
2003, Wisconsin Natural Resources (August 2003) 17-21
Homerange and movements of boreal toads in undisturbed habitats
E. Muths
2003, Copeia (2003) 160-165
Comparison is made of the population of ospreys in Cape May County, N.J., in the late 1930's with that in 1963, and with a population of these birds at Tilghman Island, Maryland. Production of young per nest in the 1930's compares favorably with the production of young in the populations...
