The water table on Long Island, New York, in March 1970
G.E. Kimmel
1971, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-2
Hydrogeologic data from selected wells and test holes in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
H.M. Jensen, Julian Soren
1971, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-3
Results of subsurface exploration in the Mid-Island area of western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Julian Soren
1971, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-1
Radiometric age determinations on Pliocene/Pleistocene formations in the lower Omo basin, Ethiopia
F. H. Brown, K. R. Lajoie
1971, Nature (229) 483-485
THE potassium–argon ages presented here were obtained during 1966 to 1969 in order to provide an absolute time scale for the stratigraphic work by the international Omo Research Expedition in the Pliocene/Pleistocene formations (unpublished work of F. H. B., J. de Heinzelin and F. C. Howell)...
Distribution of elements in biotite-hornblende pairs and in an orthopyroxene-clinopyroxene pair from zoned plutons, northern Sierra Nevada, California
A. Hietanen
1971, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (30) 161-176
Distribution of major and minor elements has been determined for five hornblende-biotite pairs from hornblende-biotite quartz diorite and monzotonalite and for a clinopyroxene-orthopyroxene pair from pyroxene diorite collected from the border zones and centers of zoned plutons in the northern Sierra Nevada, California. The distribution coefficients K d [Mg/Fe] for biotite/hornblende are of...
Reduction of lithologic-log data to numbers for use in the digital computer
C.O. Morgan, J.M. McNellis
1971, Journal of the International Association for Mathematical Geology (3) 79-86
The development of a standardized system for conveniently coding lithologic-log data for use in the digital computer has long been needed. The technique suggested involves a reduction of the original written alphanumeric log to a numeric log by use of computer programs. This numeric log can...
Primary distribution of silver and copper in native gold from six deposits in the Western United States
G. A. Desborough, Robert H. Heidel, W. H. Raymond, J. Tripp
1971, Mineralium Deposita (6) 321-334
Electron-microprobe analyses and mineragraphic studies of native gold demonstrate considerable variations in the primary intergrain and intragrain distribution of silver. The gold grains have from 1–55 weight percent silver; copper is present in grains from only one locality and ranges from 0.1–0.6 weight percent. Some gold...
Nesting by a yearling Canada goose
L. C. Hall, Frank B. McGilvrey
1971, Journal of Wildlife Management (35) 835-836
A free-flying Canada goose (Branta canadensis interior), known to be just under a year old, laid a clutch of four eggs at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. At least half of the 2-year-old females nest at Patuxent, and almost all of the 3-year-olds nest. As far as we know, this...
Unusual geese in the Pacific Coast states
S.R. Wilbur, C.F. Yocom
1971, Murrelet (52) 16-19
No abstract available. ...
Occurrence of the Xantus' murrelet off the Oregon coast
J. M. Scott, J. Butler, W.C. Pearcy, G.A. Bertrand
1971, Condor (73) 254-254
No abstract available....
Connoisseur of snails
P.W. Sykes Jr.
1971, In-Sight (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 6
Thirty-fifth breeding bird census: 10. Upland tulip-tree_maple-oak forest
C.S. Robbins
1971, American Birds (25) 971
Transcontinental mourning dove recovery
Brian Sharp
1971, The Auk (88) 924-924
A Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) banded in New York has been reported shot in California. On 25 August 1969, near Palmyra (43°00' N, 77°10' W), New York Department of Environmental Conservation personnel placed U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service band 883-97279 on the leg of a hatching-year Mourning Dove of...
DDE thins eggshells and lowers reproductive success of captive black ducks
J. R. Longcore, F. B. Samson, T.W. Whittendale Jr.
1971, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (6) 485-490
Eggs of captive black ducks fed diets containing DDE at 10 and 30 ppm (dry weight) experienced significant shell thinning and an increase in shell cracking when compared to eggs of untreated black ducks. Eggshells from dosed ducks were: 18-24 percent thinner at the equator than shells from undosed...
Great Dismal Swamp mammals
B. Meanley
1971, Atlantic Naturalist (26) 17-18
No abstract available....
The occurrence and significance of polychlorinated biphenyls in the environment
E. H. Dustman, L.F. Stickel, L. J. Blus, W. L. Reichel, Stanley N. Wiemeyer
1971, Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference (36) 118-131
SUMMARY: Polychlorinated biphenyls constitute a group of chlorine-bearing compounds of industrial origin that have permeated the natural environment throughout the world. Their chemical structure resembles that of some of the organochlorine pesticides. They are troublesome interferences in gas chromatographic analysis of these...
Point system tests continue
A. D. Geis
1971, In-Sight (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 3-4
Using your head when banding
L. L. Hood
1971, Western Bird Bander (46) 12
Population ecology of the great blue heron with special reference to western Oregon
Charles J. Henny, M.R. Bethers
1971, Canadian Field-Naturalist (85) 205-209
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) begin nesting in western Oregon about 1 month earlier than reported from the Philadelphia region and about 2 months earlier than reported from Southern Alberta. The number of young fledged per nesting pair in Oregon was 2.04 in 1970 which was nearly identical to the...
Some patterns of woodcock activities on Maine summer fields
W.B. Krohn
1971, The Wilson Bulletin (83) 396-407
Certain aspects of woodcock usage of summer fields were studied in Maine. Findings were as follows: ....1. On two study fields in 1968, numbers of woodcock first began spending nights in the fields during the second week of June. During 1968 and 1969, the number of birds flushed from the...
Monitoring pesticides in wildlife
E. H. Dustman, W.E. Martin, R.G. Heath, W. L. Reichel
1971, Pesticides Monitoring Journal (5) 50-52
Early in the development of the wildlife monitoring program, certain criteria were recognized as being important in the selection of species of wild animals suitable for pesticide monitoring purposes. Ideally, the forms selected should be geographically well distributed, and they should be reasonably abundant and readily available for sampling....
Blood parasites of wood ducks
C. M. Herman, J. O. Knisley Jr., G. D. Knipling
1971, Journal of Wildlife Management (35) 119-122
Examination of blood films from wood ducks (Aix sponsa) from several northeastern states revealed Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, Plasmodium and a typanosome. Haemoproteus occurred in all areas sampled and birds of the year from Massachusetts demonstrated the highest incidence during the last 2 weeks in August. Leucocytozoon was most prevalent in more...
Distribution of the fiddler crab (Uca minax) in relation to marsh plants within a Virginia estuary
J.A. Kerwin
1971, Chesapeake Science (12) 180-183
The distribution and abundance of the red-jointed fiddler crab, Uca minax, was related to the distribution of marsh plants within a Virginia estuary. The crab was found in association with 15 species of marsh phanerogams, occurring with five plant species more than 20 percent of the time. These plants were...
Synecology of a Virginia salt marsh
J.A. Kerwin, R. Pedigo
1971, Chesapeake Science (12) 125-130
In the spring and summer of 1964 a salt marsh in Gloucester County, Virginia, was analyzed using random quadrat sampling. Synthetic treatments were employed to evaluate data and were correlated with observed differences in elevation. Floristic data indicate the Virginia salt marshes show closer similarity to marshes north of Chesapeake...
Preservation of Maui's endangered forest birds
W. Banko
1971, Condor (73) 120-121
No abstract available....