Integrated pest management and allocation of control efforts for vector-borne diseases
H. S. Ginsberg
2001, Journal of Vector Ecology (26) 32-38
Applications of various control methods were evaluated to determine how to integrate methods so as to minimize the number of human cases of vector-borne diseases. These diseases can be controlled by lowering the number of vector-human contacts (e.g., by pesticide applications or use of repellents), or by lowering the...
Attractor reconstruction for non-linear systems: a methodological note
J.M. Nichols, J.D. Nichols
2001, Mathematical Biosciences (171) 21-32
Attractor reconstruction is an important step in the process of making predictions for non-linear time-series and in the computation of certain invariant quantities used to characterize the dynamics of such series. The utility of computed predictions and invariant quantities is dependent on the accuracy of attractor reconstruction, which in...
Tetranucleotide microsatellite markers for the Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Jonathan L. Longmire, J.L. Roach, M. Maltbie, P.S. White, O.L. Tatum, K.D. Makova, D.C. Hahn
2001, Journal of Avian Biology (32) 76-78
Nest poaching in Neotropical parrots
T. F. Wright, C. A. Toft, E. Enkerlin-Hoeflich, J. Gonzalez-Elizondo, M. Albornoz, A. Rodriguez-Ferraro, F. Rojas-Suarez, V. Sanz, A. Trujillo, S. R. Beissinger, V. Berovides A, X. Galvez A, A. T. Brice, K. Joyner, J. Eberhard, J. Gilardi, S. E. Koenig, S. Stoleson, P. Martuscelli, J. Michael Meyers, K. Renton, A. M. Rodriguez, A. C. Sosa-Asanza, F. J. Vilella, J. W. Wiley
2001, Conservation Biology (15) 710-720
Although the poaching of nestlings for the pet trade is thought to contribute to the decline of many species of parrots, its effects have been poorly demonstrated. We calculated rates of mortality due to nest poaching in 23 studies of Neotropical parrots, representing 4024 nesting attempts in 21 species and...
Flow and habitat effects on juvenile fish abundance in natural and altered flow regimes
Mary C. Freeman, Z.H. Bowen, K.D. Bovee, E.R. Irwin
2001, Ecological Applications (11) 179-190
Conserving biological resources native to large river systems increasingly depends on how flow-regulated segments of these rivers are managed. Improving management will require a better understanding of linkages between river biota and temporal variability of flow and instream habitat. However, few studies have quantified responses of native fish...
Conservation genetics of the endangered Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah, Plethodontidae)
D.W. Carpenter, R.E. Jung, J.W. Sites Jr.
2001, Animal Conservation (4) 111-119
The Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah) is restricted to three isolated talus outcrops in Shenandoah National Park, VA, USA and has one of the smallest ranges of any tetrapod vertebrate. This species was listed as endangered under the US Endangered Species Act in 1989 over concern that direct competition with...
Eleutherodactylus guttilatus (Spotted Chirping Frog), Bufo punctatus (Red-spotted Toad), Hyla arenicolor (Canyon Tree Frog), and Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog). Mite Infestation
R.E. Jung, S. Claeson, J. E. Wallace, W.C. Welbourn Jr.
2001, Herpetological Review (32) 33-34
Failure of tetracycline as a biomarker in batch-marking juvenile frogs
Jeffrey S. Hatfield, Paula F.P. Henry, Glenn H. Olsen, M.M. Paul, Richard S. Hammerschlag
2001, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (37) 318-323
Recent widespread amphibian declines call for better techniques to assess population dynamics. Tetracycline as a biomarker in capture-recapture studies is one technique used successfully in fish, reptiles, and mammals. A two-phase experimental study was conducted to evaluate tetracycline as a biomarker in green frogs (Rana clamitans) and pickerel frogs (Rana...
Population dynamics of Microtus pennsylvanicus in corridor-linked patches
C.J. Coffman, J.D. Nichols, K. H. Pollock
2001, Oikos (93) 3-21
Corridors have become a key issue in the discussion of conservation planning: however, few empirical data exist on the use of corridors and their effects on population dynamics. The objective of this replicated, population level, capture-re-capture experiment on meadow voles was to estimate and compare population characteristics of voles...
Forest fragmentation and bird community dynamics: Inference at regional scales
T. Boulinier, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Hines, J.R. Sauer, C.H. Flather, K. H. Pollock
2001, Ecology (82) 1159-1169
With increasing fragmentation of natural areas and a dramatic reduction of forest cover in several parts of the world, quantifying the impact of such changes on species richness and community dynamics has been a subject of much concern. Here, we tested whether in more fragmented landscapes there was a lower...
Combining band recovery data and Pollock's robust design to model temporary and permanent emigration
M. S. Lindberg, W. L. Kendall, J.E. Hines, Michael G. Anderson
2001, Biometrics (57) 273-281
Capture-recapture models are widely used to estimate demographic parameters of marked populations. Recently, this statistical theory has been extended to modeling dispersal of open populations. Multistate models can be used to estimate movement probabilities among subdivided populations if multiple sites are sampled. Frequently, however, sampling is limited to a single...
Recent history of Saker Falcon studies in Mongolia
D. H. Ellis
2001, Falco (17) 5-6
This report clarifies recent studies on the saker falcon in Mongolia. In the last five years, three museum studies appeared on the Altay falcon (is it a gyrfalcon, saker or separate species). These showed that all of the most distinct Central Asian summer specimens were from only two...
Effects of diquat, an aquatic herbicide, on the development of mallard embryos
C.J. Sewalk, G. L. Brewer, D. J. Hoffman
2001, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A (62) 33-45
Bipyridylium herbicides produce embryotoxic and teratogenic effects in dipteran, amphibian, avian, and mammalian organisms. Diquat dibromide, a bipyridylium compound, is commonly used as an aquatic herbicide. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) eggs were exposed to diquat by immersing the eggs for 10s in solutions of 0.88, 3.5, 7,...
Relationships between ambient geochemistry, watershed land-use and trace metal concentrations in aquatic invertebrates living in stormwater treatment ponds
N.K. Karouna-Renier, D. W. Sparling
2001, Environmental Pollution (112) 183-192
Stormwater treatment ponds receive elevated levels of metals from urban runoff, but the effects of these pollutants on organisms residing in the ponds are unknown. We investigated the accumulation of Cu, Zn, and Pb by macroinvertebrates collected from stormwater treatment ponds in Maryland serving commercial, highway, residential and open-space...
Lead shot toxicity to passerines
N.B. Vyas, J. W. Spann, G. H. Heinz
2001, Environmental Pollution (111) 135-138
This study evaluated the toxicity of a single size 7.5 lead shot to passerines. No mortalities or signs of plumbism were observed in dosed cowbirds (Molothrus ater) fed a commercial diet, but when given a more natural diet, three of 10 dosed birds died within 1 day. For...
[Book review] Island Eagles: 20 years of observing golden eagles on the Isle of Skye, by Ken Crane and Kate Nellist
D. H. Ellis
2001, Journal of Raptor Research (35) 265-266
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, trace elements and monooxygenase activity in birds nesting on the North Platte River, Casper, Wyoming, USA
T. W. Custer, Christine M. Custer, K. Dickerson, K. Allen, M. J. Melancon, L.J. Schmidt
2001, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (20) 624-631
Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) and house wren (Troglodytes aedon) eggs and chicks were collected near a refinery site on the North Platte River, Casper, Wyoming, USA and at a reference site 10 km upstream. Total polycylic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in swallow and wren chicks were higher at the...
Lice as probes [letter to the editor]
D.C. Hahn, R.D. Price
2001, Trends in Ecology and Evolution (16) 432-433
Monitoring of biological diversity in space and time
Nigel G. Yoccoz, J.D. Nichols, T. Boulinier
2001, Trends in Ecology and Evolution (16) 446-453
Monitoring programmes are being used increasingly to assess spatial and temporal trends of biological diversity, with an emphasis on evaluating the efficiency of management policies. Recent reviews of the existing programmes, with a focus on their design in particular, have highlighted the main weaknesses: the lack of well-articulated objectives...
The pollinators: native and naturalized
H. S. Ginsberg
2001, WildfloraRI (15) 1-3
Antibody response to rabies vaccination in captive and freeranging wolves (Canis lupus)
N.E. Federoff
2001, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (32) 127-129
Fourteen captive and five free-ranging Minnesota gray wolves (Canis lupus) were tested for the presence of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies (RVNA) after vaccination with an inactivated canine rabies vaccine. Blood was collected from all wolves prior to vaccination and at 1 mo postvaccination (PV) and from all captive and...
Pesticides are involved with population declines of amphibians in the California Sierra Nevadas
D. W. Sparling, G. Fellers, L. McConnell
2001, Scientific World Journal (1) 200-201
Several species of frogs and toads are in serious decline in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. These species include the threatened red-legged frog ( Rana aurora ), foothill yellow-legged frog ( R. boylii ), mountain yellow-legged frog ( R. muscosa ), Cascades frog ( Rana cascadae ), western...
Use of monoclonal antibodies developed against chicken coccidia (Eimeria) to study invasion and development of Eimeria reichenowi in Florida sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis)
P.C. Augustine, Glenn H. Olsen, H.D. Danforth, G.F. Gee, M. Novilla
2001, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (32) 65-70
Eimeria gruis and Eimeria reichenowi are common coccidial parasites of a number of species of cranes. Until recently, little was known about either the site for invasion or the dynamics of early development of the crane coccidia because of the difficulty of identifying sporozoites and early developmental stages of these...
Lead poisoning in the globally threatened marbled teal and white‐headed duck in Spain
Rafael Mateo, A.J. Green, Clinton W. Jeske, Vicente Urios, Cati Gerique
2001, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (20) 2860-2868
Marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) and white‐headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) are the two European ducks threatened with global extinction. We investigated lead (Pb) poisoning in stifftails (Oxyura spp., n = 83) and marbled teal (n = 80) shot or found dead or moribund in Spanish wetlands via gizzard examination and liver, bone, and blood Pb...
Aircraft and runway deicers at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 2. Toxicity of aircraft and runway deicers
Steven Corsi, David W. Hall, Steven W. Geis
2001, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (20) 1483-1490
Streams receiving runoff from General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, were studied to assess toxic impacts of aircraft and runway deicers. Elevated levels of constituents related to deicing (propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, and ammonia) were observed in stream samples. The LC50s of type I deicer for Ceriodaphnia dubia, Pimephelas...
