Looking ahead!
D.L. Leedy, A. D. Geis
1980, Naturopa (No. 36) 7-10
Problems with wing tags: Evidence of harm to willets
M.A. Howe
1980, Journal of Field Ornithology (51) 72-73
Sleeping distance in wild wolf packs
S.T. Knick, L.D. Mech
1980, Behavioral and Neural Biology (28) 507-511
Sleeping distances were observed among members of 13 wild wolf (Canis lupus) packs and 11 pairs in northeastern Minnesota to determine if the distances correlated with pack size and composition. The study utilized aerial radio-tracking and observation during winter. Pack size and number of adults per pack were...
Atlantic brant--human commensalism on eelgrass beds in New Jersey
R.E. Kirby, H.H. Obrecht III
1980, Wildfowl (31) 158-160
Atlantic Brant Branta bernicla hrota in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, have established a commensal feeding relationship with man. Small flocks feed 3-5 m from clam fishermen on Zostera torn from the sea bottom by the fishing activities. Background material on the availability and digestibility of different brant foods is presented....
Masked mustelid
C. N. Hillman, J. W. Carpenter
1980, Nature Conservancy News (30) 20-23
Museum acronyms - second edition
A.E. Leviton, R.W. McDiarmid, S. Moody, M. Nickerson, J. Rosado, O. Sokol, H. Voris
1980, Herpetological Review (11) 93-102
Organochlorine and mercury residues in snakes from Pilot and Spider Islands, Lake Michigan--1978
G. H. Heinz, S. D. Haseltine, R.J. Hall, A. J. Krynitsky
1980, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (25) 738-743
No abstract available....
Dopamine and norepinephrine depletion in ring doves fed DDE, dieldrin, and Aroclor 1254
G. H. Heinz, E. F. Hill, J. F. Contrera
1980, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (53) 75-82
The levels of dopamine and norepinephrine were measured in one-half of the brain of ring doves fed a control diet or a diet containing 2, 20, or 200 ppm DDE; 1, 4, or 16 ppm dieldrin; or 1, 10, or 100 ppm Aroclor 1254. Levels of DDE, dieldrin, or Aroclor...
Aroclor 1242 and reproductive success of adult mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)
S. D. Haseltine, R. M. Prouty
1980, Environmental Research (23) 29-34
Twenty-four pairs of adult mallards were fed a diet containing 0 or 150 ppm of the PCB Aroclor 1242 for 12 weeks during which egg laying was induced. Laying started in both groups an average of 33 days after PCB treatment began. All hens were allowed to lay...
Canine tooth wear in captive little brown bats
Donald R. Clark Jr.
1980, Acta Theriologica (25) 270-273
Upper canine teeth of little brown bats Myotis lucifugus lucifugus held in stainless steel wire mesh cages underwent severe wear which exceeded that observed previously in caged big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus fuscus. This suggests a relationship between amount of wear and size of the caged bats with damage increasing...
Organochlorine residues in eggs of loggerhead and green sea turtles nesting at Merritt Island, Florida--July and August, 1976
D. R. Clark Jr., A. J. Krynitsky
1980, Pesticides Monitoring Journal (14) 7-10
Eggs from nine clutches of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) and two clutches of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) were collected as they were laid on Merritt Island, Florida. Eggs were incubated, frozen, and analyzed for organochlorines. Levels of DDE and PCB, the major contaminants, averaged less than 0.08 ppm in loggerhead...
The influence of hunger on meal to pellet intervals in barred owls
G.E. Duke, M.R. Fuller, B.J. Huberty
1980, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A: Physiology (66) 203-207
1. Barred owls fed at a sub-maintenance (SM) level had significantly (P < 0.01) longer meal to pellet intervals (MPI)/g eaten/kg body weight (BW) than those fed at an above maintenance (AM) level; MPI/g per kg for owls fed at a maintenance (M) level was intermediate but significantly (P <...
Intestinal absorption of 5 chromium compounds in young black ducks (Anas rubripes)
W. C. Eastin Jr., S. D. Haseltine, H. C. Murray
1980, Toxicology Letters (6) 193-197
An in vivo intestinal perfusion technique was used to measure the absorption rates of five Cr compounds in black ducks. Cr was absorbed from saline solutions of KCr(SO4)2 and CrO3 at a rate about 1.5 to 2.0 times greater than from solutions of Cr, Cr(NO3)3, and Cr(C5H7O2)3. These results suggest the ionic...
Situation report: Heavy DDT contamination at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
W. James Fleming, T.Z. Atkeson
1980, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (34) 453-461
A DDT manufacturing plant that operated on the Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama discharged DDT-Iaden effluent from 1947 to 1970 into a creek on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Seven to 9 years after the plant closed, high DDT, DDE, and DDD levels were reported in soils, river sediments, and fish...
Reproduction and residue accumulation in black ducks fed toxaphene
S. D. Haseltine, M. T. Finley, E. Cromartie
1980, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (9) 461-471
Three sets of 15 pairs of black ducks (Anas rubripes) were given 0, 10, or 50 ppm toxaphene in a dry mash diet for a period of 19 months, which included two breeding seasons. Survival of adults was not affected, but the weights of treated males were depressed during the...
Eggshell thickness in mallards fed methylmercury
G. H. Heinz
1980, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (25) 498-502
No abstract available....
Elements of an urban wildlife program
A. D. Geis
1980, Wildlifer (No. 180) 1 + 26
Quantification of petroleum-type hydrocarbons in avian tissue
M. L. Gay, A. A. Belisle, J.F. Patton
1980, Journal of Chromatography A (187) 153-160
Methods were developed for the analysis of 16 hydrocarbons in avian tissue. Mechanical extraction with pentane was followed by clean-up on Florisil and Silicar. Residues were determined by gas—liquid chromatography and gas—liquid, chromatography—mass spectrometry. The method was applied to the analysis of liver, kidney, fat, and brain tissue of mallard...
Notes on Aleutian Canada Goose breeding
G.F. Gee
1980, American Pheasant and Waterfowl Society Magazine (80) 2-9
Additional records of black-legged kittiwakes from the northwestern Hawaiian Islands
R. B. Clapp, C.S. Robbins, K.W. Kenyon
1980, 'Elepaio (40) 98-99
No abstract available....
Distribution, species abundance, and nesting-site use of Atlantic coast colonies of herons and their allies
Thomas W. Custer, Ronald G. Osborn, W.F. Stout
1980, The Auk (97) 591-600
In 1975 and 1976, eight teams of investigators located 262 colonies of nesting herons and their allies along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine. Fourteen species were found in Florida, numbers decreasing to seven in Maine. Colonies censused in the extreme south and north of the study area were...
New black-crowned night heron colony found in Rhode Island
T. W. Custer, J.E. Myers, C.C. Allin
1980, Bulletin of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (15) 10
The Least Bell's vireo in California: A de facto endangered race
S. Goldwasser, D. Gaines, S.R. Wilbur
1980, American Birds (34) 742-745
Toxic effects of endrin and toxaphene on the southern leopard frog Rana sphenocephala
R.J. Hall, D. Swineford
1980, Environmental Pollution (Series A) (23) 53-65
Eggs, larvae and sub-adults of the southern leopard frog Rana sphenocephala were exposed to endrin and toxaphene. Exposure was in water by a continuous-flow technique, following standards that have been used successfully in the study of fish and invertebrates. R. sphenocephala is more sensitive to both pesticides than are higher vertebrates but is slightly...
Response of captive, breeding mallards to oiled water
T. W. Custer, P.H. Albers
1980, Journal of Wildlife Management (44) 915-918
No abstract available....