One new and one previously unreported species of nasal mite (Acarina, Speleognathidae) from N.A. birds
G. M. Clark
1958, Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington (25) 78-86
It's high time we solve the pesticide problem
J.L. George
1958, Animal Kingdom (61) 2-5
Chemicals and wildlife
J.B. DeWitt, P. F. Springer
1958, Alabama Conservation (29) 6-7
Short paper that reviews some of the facts about effects of insecticides on wildlife and states principles that should be followed for maximum safety in treatment. These principles include minimal doses, good ground-to-plane control to avoid overdoses, and least possible pollution of water areas....
Report of state-wide bird count, May 3, 1958
S.H. Low, C.S. Robbins
1958, Maryland Birdlife (14) 41-48
Distemper in raccoons and foxes suspected of having rabies
R.T. Habermann, C. M. Herman, F.P. Williams Jr.
1958, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (132) 31-35
1) Twenty-one raccoons and 3 red foxes were collected from areas where suspected rabies occurred. All were found to be nonrabid. 2) Distemper was diagnosed in 14 of the 21 raccoons by demonstrating intracytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusions in the brain and visceral tissues. Two of the 3 foxes...
Pesticides: Where do we go from here?
J.L. George
1958, Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners (48) 3-6
Birds and Dutch elm disease control
J.B. DeWitt
1958, Arborist's News (24) 25-29
Brief, factual review of information on effect of DDT and other insecticides on birds. One program for control of elm disease caused 22% decrease in number of adult birds and 56% mortality of nestlings. Quail fed 3 oz. of DDT per ton of food had 16% reduction in young...
A procedure for removing the effect of response bias errors from waterfowl hunter questionnaire responses
E. L. Atwood
1958, Biometrics (14) 132-146
Response bias errors are studied by comparing questionnaire responses from waterfowl hunters using four large public hunting areas with actual hunting data from these areas during two hunting seasons. To the extent that the data permit, the sources of the error in the responses were studied and the contribution...
Pesticide determination, determination of m-dinitrophenyl pesticides
C. Menzie
1958, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (6) 212-213
No abstract available....
Distribution and migration of races of the mourning dove
J.W. Aldrich, A.J. Duvall
1958, Condor (60) 108-128
The Mourning Dove is a widespread species breeding in the non-boreal regions of North and Middle America and from the West Indies south to Panama. It is hunted extensively in many sections of the United States and in some sections of Canada, the West Indies, and Mexico....The trends in geographic...
Post-copulatory display in fulvous and black-bellied tree ducks
B. Meanley, A.G. Meanley
1958, The Auk (75) 96-96
The courtship display of tree ducks has been characterized as simple, resembling that of the swan (Delacour, 'Waterfowl of the World', vol. 1, p. 32, London, 1954). However F. Finn ('Bird Behaviour', p. 262, London, 1919) called attention briefly to the fact that "there is frequently a marked display...
Growth and development of the king rail
B. Meanley, A.G. Meanley
1958, The Auk (75) 381-386
Growth and development of the King Rail (Rallus elegans) from hatching to first flight were studied by observations and measurements of captive birds and by observations of natural nests in the field. This is the fourth in a series of reports on the life history of the King Rail...
Harris' sparrow wintering in Montgomery County, Maryland
C.S. Robbins
1958, Maryland Birdlife (14) 18
Lark bunting, an addition to the Maryland list
B. Meanley
1958, Maryland Birdlife (14) 59
A look at Maryland's 1957 Christmas Bird Counts
C.S. Robbins
1958, Maryland Birdlife (14) 19-24
Effects of chemical sprays on wildlife
J.B. DeWitt
1958, Audubon Magazine (60) 70-71
The function of the Fish and Wildlife Service in insect control programs
J.B. DeWitt
1958, Journal of Economic Entomology (51) 740-741
No abstract available....
[Book review] A bibliography of references to diseases of wild mammals and birds, by P.O. Halloran
C. M. Herman
1958, Journal of Wildlife Management (22) 329-330
Notes from Dorchester County, Maryland
B. Meanley
1958, Atlantic Naturalist (13) 257-258
[Book review] A Paddling of Ducks, by Dillon Ripley
B. Meanley
1958, Atlantic Naturalist (13) 56
[Book review] The Birds of Rockbridge County, Virginia, by Joseph J. Murray
C.S. Robbins
1958, Maryland Birdlife (14) 55
[Book review] Of Men and Marshes, by Paul L. Errington
B. Meanley
1958, Atlantic Naturalist (13) 126
The season - July, August, September, 1958
C.S. Robbins
1958, Maryland Birdlife (14) 97-100
The season - April, May, June, 1958
C.S. Robbins
1958, Maryland Birdlife (14) 72-79
The season - October, November, December, 1957
C.S. Robbins
1958, Maryland Birdlife (14) 25-28