Waterfowl nesting on small man-made islands in prairie wetlands
R.F. Johnson Jr., R.O. Woodward, L.M. Kirsch
1978, Wildlife Society Bulletin (6) 240-243
Small islands constructed in prairie wetlands were attractive nesting sites for mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and Canada geese (Branta canadensis). Nest densities of mallards on islands averaged 135 per ha compared to 0.03 per ha on adjacent upland habitats. Construction time averaged 2 hours per island and cost $50. No maintenance...
Seasonal trends in summer diet of the lapland longspur near Barrow Alaska USA
T. W. Custer, F.A. Pitelka
1978, The Condor (80) 295-301
Contents of lapland longspur [Calcarius lapponicus] stomachs and esophagi were sampled near Barrow, Alaska [USA], from May-Aug. in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1973. Data from stomach contents were corrected for differential digestion of prey items. Longspurs shifted seasonally from larval to adult arthropods and back to larvae, responding to changes...
Feeding habitat use by colonially-breeding herons, egrets, and ibises in North Carolina
Thomas W. Custer, Ronald G. Osborn
1978, The Auk (95) 733-743
Nine species of herons, egrets, and ibises were followed by airplane from a nesting colony near Beaufort, North Carolina to their feeding sites. Except for Cattle Egrets, which flew exclusively to fields and dumps, the birds flew mainly to saltmarsh habitat. The selection of feeding habitats by Great Egrets and...
Racial composition and differential migration of tower-killed savannah sparrows in southeastern North Dakota
M.L. Avery, J.S. Weske
1978, Bird-Banding (49) 182-184
No abstract available....
Incidence of disease in warmwater fish farms in the south-central United States
F. P. Meyer
1978, Marine Fisheries Review (40) 38-41
Abstract has not been submitted...
Biochemical identification of mallard-black duck hybrids through a breeding program and in nature
R.P. Morgan II, D. W. Meritt, S. B. Block, M. Cole
1978, Transactions of the Northeast Section of the Wildlife Society, Annual Fish and Wildlife Conference (35) 225-236
From 1974 to 1976, a breeding program was used to produce black duck-mallard hybrids for the evaluation of inheritance patterns of serum proteins and esterases. In addition to the initial crosses, a series of matings in 1975 and 1976 were designed to evaluate inheritance patterns in hybrid matings with either...
Compounds registered for fishery uses
R. A. Schnick, F. P. Meyer, H.D. VanMeter
1978, Salmonid (2) 18-20
Abstract has not been submitted...
Uptake, distribution, and elimination of the lampricide 2',5-dichloro-4'-nitro[14C] salicylanilide (Bayer 2353) and its 2-aminoethanol salt (Bayer 73) by largemouth bass
D.P. Schultz, P.D. Harman
1978, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (26) 1226-1230
No abstract available....
Dislocation substructure of mantle-derived olivine as revealed by selective chemical etching and transmission electron microscopy
S. H. Kirby, M.W. Wegner
1978, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals (3) 309-330
Cleaved and mechanically polished surfaces of olivine from peridotite xenoliths from San Carlos, Arizona, were chemically etched using the techniques of Wegner and Christie (1974). Dislocation etch pits are produced on all surface orientations and they tend to be preferentially aligned along the traces of subgrain boundaries, which are approximately...
Use of Landsat data to assess waterfowl habitat quality
J. Colwell, D.S. Gilmer, E.A. Work, D.L. Rebel, N.E.G. Roller
1978, Report
No abstract available at this time...
Studies on vertical and horizontal transmission of duck plague virus in apparently healthy waterfowl
Elizabeth C. Burgess
1978, Thesis
Healthy waterfowl were found to be carriers of duck plague (DP) virus. Black ducks (Anas rubripes) and Canada geese (Branta canadensis) surviving a natural outbreak of DP at Coloma, Wisconsin, in 1973 yielded DP virus in cloacal swabs taken four years postinfection. Experimental infection of previously unexposed mallard ducks (Anas...
Use of Landsat data to assess waterfowl habitat quality
J.E. Colwell, D.S. Gilmer, E.A. Work Jr., D. Rebel
1978, Report
This report is a discussion of the feasibility of using Landsat data to generate information of value for effective management of migratory waterfowl. Effective management of waterfowl includes regulating waterfowl populations through hunting regulations and habitat management. This report examines the ability to analyze annual production by monitoring the number...
Hydrologic Unit Map-1978, state of South Dakota
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Hydrologic Unit 41
This map and accompanying table show Hydrologic Unites that are basically hydrographic in nature. The Cataloging Unites shown supplant the Cataloging Units previously depicted n the 1974 State Hydrologic Unit Map. The boundaries as shown have been adapted from the 1974 State Hydrologic Unit Map, "The Catalog of Information on...
Borehole gravity survey in the Dry Piney oil and gas field, Big Piney-La Barge area, Sublette County, Wyoming
L. A. Beyer, F. G. Clutsom
1978, Oil and Gas Investigation Chart 84
No abstract available....
Sea otter predation and community organization in the western Aleutian Island, Alaska
J. E. Estes, N. S. Smith, J. F. Palmisano
1978, Ecology (59) 822-833
Predation by the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) limits epibenthic invertebrates, especially sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus polyacanthus), in turn allowing a luxuriant development of the macroalgal canopy. Where sea otters are abundant, sea urchins are small and scarce in shallow water, and the association of fleshy macroalgae apparently is regulated by competition....
Reproduction of chaparral shrubs after fire: A comparison of sprouting and seeding strategies
Jon E. Keeley, Paul H. Zedler
1978, American Midland Naturalist (99) 142-161
The relative ability of sprouting and nonsprouting chaparral shrubs to recover from fire was studied by examining population of congeneric pairs of species in burned and adjacent unburned areas. The pairs of species selected, with the nonsprouting species named first, were Arctostaphylos...
Myxosoma cerebralis: Fluorescent antibody techniques for antigen recognition
M.E. Markiw, K. Wolf
1978, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (35) 828-832
Rabbits were immunized with antigens extracted from mature spores or prespore stages of Myxosoma cerebralis, and the resulting antisera and their globulins were used in direct and indirect fluorescent antibody techniques. Both kinds of antisera reacted with homologous spores and with stages of the organism that precede spores. When tested for...
Myxosoma cerebralis: Detection of circulating antibodies in infected rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)
B.R. Griffin, E.M. Davis
1978, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (35) 1186-1190
Circulating antibody against spores of Myxosoma cerebralis has been detected for the first time in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) affected with whirling disease. An indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) was employed for detection of trout immunoglobulin. Most sera of fish from an infected experimental group were found to give a positive reaction...
Net energy maintenance requirements of salmonids as measured by direct calorimetry: Effect of body size and environmental temperature
R. R. Smith, G. L. Rumsey, M. L. Scott
1978, Journal of Nutrition (108) 1017-1024
Most studies of metabolic rates and energy requirements in aquatic animals have been conducted using indirect methods wherein heat production estimates were based on O2 consumed and CO2 produced. The purpose of the present study was to determine the feasibility of direct calorimetry as a method for measuring heat production of fish...
Evaluation of an aerial survey of Pacific walruses
J. A. Estes, James R. Gilbert
1978, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (35) 1130-1140
An aerial survey of Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) was evaluated to determine the reliability of estimates of population abundance. The probability of detecting groups of walruses on the pack ice remained uniform to at least 0.93 km from the flight line, whereas the probability of detection decreased significantly beyond 0.23 km...
Nifurpirinol (Furanace: P-7138) related lesions on channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)
A.J. Mitchell, J.M. Grizzle, J.A. Plumb
1978, Journal of Fish Diseases (1) 115-121
Skin lesions developed on channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, exposed to 0-5 mg/1 Furanace for 4 or 14 days. Lesions developed 3 days after the 4-day exposure and on the eleventh day of the 14-day exposure. The lesions continued to develop after the fish were moved to untreated water. The lesions which...
You asked for it! Water conservation, reuse and use
Dewey L. Tackett
1978, Commercial Fish Farmer and Aquaculture News (4) 48-49
Biology of larval and metamorphosing sea lampreys, Petromyzon marinus, of the 1960 year class in the Big Garlic River, Michigan, Part II, 1966-72
Patrick J. Manion, Bernard R. Smith
1978, Technical Report 30
The 1960 year class of sea lampreys, Petromyzon marinus, isolated in a tributary of southern Lake Superior continued to yield information on the early life history of the sea lamprey. The larval population persisted and newly metamorphosed individuals were captured from 1966 until the study was terminated in 1972. The...
Malic acid accumulation in roots in response to flooding: Evidence contrary to its role as an alternative to ethanol
Jon E. Keeley
1978, Journal of Experimental Botany (29) 1345-1349
Across a time course of flooding the malic acid content in roots of the swamp tree Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora increased 5-fold from 1 week to 1 month of flooding and remained at that level through a full year of flooding. Alcoholic fermentation rates accelerated within the first month of flooding but dropped to...
Studies of fault creep in central California
Robert O. Burford, R. D. Nason, Philip W. Harsh
1978, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (10) 174-181