The international component of managing biological diversity
M.S. Foster
1992, Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference (57) 321-329
Constraints on productivity of wild Nene or Hawaiian geese Branta sandvicensis
P.C. Banko
1992, Wildfowl (43) 99-106
I investigated constraints on the productivity of wild Nene on Hawaii and Maui during 1978-81. These populations were composed largely of captive-reared birds. Recruitment of young was low. Of 140 breeding attempts, 36% resulted in successful nests and 7% produced fledglings. Annual productivity was limited...
Winter habitat occurrence patterns of temperate migrant birds in Belize
D.K. Dawson, C.S. Robbins, J.R. Sauer
1992, El Pitirre (Society of Caribbean Ornithology) (5) 3-4
We used mist nets and point counts to sample bird populations in 61 sites in Belize during January-March of 1987-1991. Sites were classified as forest, second growth, woody agricultural crops (citrus, mango, cacao, and cashew), or non-woody agricultural crops (rice and sugar cane). We evaluated patterns of occurrence of wintering...
Distribution and color variation of gyrfalcons in Russia
D. H. Ellis, Catherine H. Ellis, G.W. Pendleton, A.V. Panteleyev, I.V. Rebrova, Y.M. Markin
1992, Journal of Raptor Research (26) 81-88
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) museum specimens in Moscow (73) and St. Petersburg (132) were divided into four color classes (gray, light gray, white gray, and white) and four longitudinal belts representing major physiographic regions of northern Russia. Gray variants predominated in the west and central regions. White birds were most common...
Northern rough-winged swallows building nest in semi-trailer
R. B. Clapp
1992, Raven (63) 72-73
Response of feeder birds to an albino house finch
R. B. Clapp
1992, Raven (63) 78-82
Uptake of environmental contaminants by small mammals in pickleweed habitats at San Francisco Bay, California
D. R. Clark Jr., K.S. Foerster, C. M. Marn, R. L. Hothem
1992, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (22) 389-396
Small mammals were live-trapped in pickleweed (Salicornia virginica) habitats near San Francisco Bay, California in order to measure the uptake of several contaminants and to evaluate the potential effects of these contaminants on the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris). Tissues of house mice (Mus musculus), deer mice (Peromyscus...
[Book review] Practical incubation
Glenn H. Olsen
1992, Journal of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (6) 241-242
Fifty-fifth Christmas Bird Count. 159. Ocean City, Md
C.J. Pennycuick, C.E. Heine, S.J. Kirkpatrick, M.R. Fuller
1992, Journal of Experimental Biology (165) 1-19
The distribution of dynamic pressure behind a Harris' hawk's wing was sampled using a wake rake consisting of 15 pitot tubes and one static tube. The hawk was holding on to a perch, but at an air speed and gliding angle at which it was capable of gliding. The perch...
New and noteworthy bird records from Belize
S.N.G. Howell, B.A. Dowell, D.A. James, R.A. Behrstock, C.S. Robbins
1992, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (112) 235-244
Variations in the fine-scale composition of a central Pacific ferromanganese crust: Paleoceanographic implications
J.R. Hein, W.A. Bohrson, M. S. Schulz, M. Noble, D.A. Clague
1992, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology (7) 63-77
A 47- to 60-mm-thick Fe-Mn crust from Horizon Guyot (water depth 1800–1780 m), central Pacific, was used to evaluate the potential of crusts as recorders of Neogene paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic conditions. The chemical composition was determined by microprobe for 16 elements from a polished thin section. Three analyses were made...
Trends and management of wolf-livestock conflicts in Minnesota
S. H. Fritts, W.J. Paul, L.D. Mech, D.P. Scott
1992, Resource Publication 181
The nature and extent of wolf-livestock conflicts in Minnesota during 1975-86 was studied as part of a wolf depredation control program. The level of wolf (Canis lupus) depredation on livestock in Minnesota, as determined from the total number of complaints verified annually during 1975-86, showed a slight upward trend but...
DUCKDATA; A Bibliographic Data Base for North American Waterfowl (Anatidae) and their Wetland Habitats
K. J. Reinecke, Don Delnicki
1992, Resource Publication 186
No abstract available....
An evaluation of regression methods to estimate nutritional condition of canvasbacks and other water birds
D. W. Sparling, J.A. Barzen, J.R. Lovvorn, J.R. Serie
1992, Biological Report 3
Regression equations that use mensural data to estimate body condition have been developed for several water birds. These equations often have been based on data that represent different sexes, age classes, or seasons, without being adequately tested for intergroup differences. We used proximate carcass analysis of 538 adult...
Population Characteristics and Simulation Modeling of Black Ducks
W.W. Blandin
1992, Fish and Wildlife Research No. 11
Effects of aerial applications of esfenvalerate on small mammals and birds in Douglas-fir seed orchards
L. J. Blus, Charles J. Henny, C.P. Rice, R. A. Grove
1992, Report
Although no adverse effects were documented, this study did not provide data sufficient to adequately test for effects of aerial spraying of esfenvalerate on small mammal populations or nesting of birds in Douglas-fir seed orchards. Small mammal trapping data were too sparse to provide statistical testing with reasonable power. Residues...
Fenvalerate Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
R. Eisler
1992, Contaminant Hazard Reviews Report 24 ; Biological Report 2.
Diflubenzuron Hazards to Fish, Wildlife and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
R. Eisler
1992, Contaminant Hazard Reviews Report 25 ; Biological Report 4
Diflubenzuron (1(4chlorophenyl)3(2,6difluorobenzoyl)urea), also known as dimilin, is a potent broad spectrum insect growth regulator that interferes with chitin synthesis at time of molting and is effective in controlling immature stages of insects. Diflubenzuron was approved for domestic use in 1976 to control gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), and in 1979...
The mating behavior of Iguana iguana
G.H. Rodda
1992, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 534
Over a 19 month period I observed the social behaviors of individually recognized green iguanas, Iguana iguana, at three sites in the llanos of Venezuela. The behavior of iguanas outside the mating season differed from that seen during the mating season in three major ways: (1) during normal waking hours...
Tonatia carrikeri
Timothy J. McCarthy, Alfred Gardner, Charles O. Handley Jr.
1992, Mammalian Species (407) 1-4
No abstract available....
Status and Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Wildlife Contamination
G. H. Heinz, Stanley N. Wiemeyer, D. R. Clark Jr., P.H. Albers, P. Henry, R.A. Batiuk
1992, Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program CBP/TRS 80/92, 903-R-92-100
As an integral component of its priority setting process, the Chesapeake Bay Program`s Toxics Subcommittee has sought the expertise of Chesapeake Bay researchers and managers in developing a series of Chesapeake Bay toxics status and assessment papers. In the report, evidence for historical and current contaminant effects on key bird...
Ecology and management of ticks and lyme disease at Fire Island National Seashore and selected eastern National Parks
H. S. Ginsberg
1992, Scientific Monograph NPS/NRSUNJ/NRSM-92/20.
Winter weather effects on waterfowl
Dennis G. Jorde
1992, Book chapter, Migration and wintering needs of migratory birds: a workshop: selected summaries and literature citations
Visitor risk assessment and Lyme disease ecology in Acadia National Park
J. Hazen, A.F. O'Connell Jr., E. LaCombe, P. Rand, R. Smith
J.H. Martin Willison, editor(s)
1992, Book chapter, Science and the management of protected areas.
Field Research Panel - Reptiles
R.W. McDiarmid, D.E. Scott, A.D. Tucker
Dorcas O. Schaeffer, Kevin M. Kleinow, Lee Krulisch, editor(s)
1992, Book chapter, The care and use of amphibians, reptiles and fish in research: proceedings from a SCAW/LSUSVM sponsored conference, held April 8-9, 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana