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Revision Of The Antillean Bats Of The Genus Brachyphylla (Mammalia: Phyllostomatidae), Pierre Swanepoel, Hugh H. Genoways
Revision Of The Antillean Bats Of The Genus Brachyphylla (Mammalia: Phyllostomatidae), Pierre Swanepoel, Hugh H. Genoways
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
Nongeographic and geographic variation have been analyzed in the genus Brachyphylla. which belongs to the Antillean endemic subfamily Phyllonycterinae of the family Phylloslomatidae. Males were found to be generally larger than females: therefore, the sexes were analyzed separately for geographic variation. External measurements except length of forearm were found to displaya high degree of individual variation. They were not used in subsequent analyses. Of cranial measurements, greatest length of skull and condylobasal length showed the least individual variation, whereas palatal length, postorbital breadth (in samples from west of the Mona Passage only), and rostral width at canines showed relatively …
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 10, Number 4. December 1978
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 10, Number 4. December 1978
The Prairie Naturalist
THE ORNITHOGEOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT PLAINS STATES ▪ Paul A. Johnsgard
CAPTURE OF GRAY PARTRIDGE BY FALCONRY IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ John W. Schulz
INCUBATION RHYTHMS AND EGG TEMPERATURES OF AN AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL AND A RENESTING PINTAIL ▪ Alan D. Afton
TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF SPRING MIGRATION OF YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Richard D. Crawford
CHECKLIST OF NORTH DAKOTA MAMMALS: COMMENTS ON STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES ▪ Robert W. Seabloom
NOTE
First Nesting Record of Cattle Egret and Little Blue Heron in North Dakota ▪ Lloyd A. Jones
BOOK REVIEWS
Geese of the World ▪ Carl E. …
Review Of The Desert Pocket Gopher, Geomys Arenarius (Mammalia: Rodentia), Stephen L. Williams, Hugh H. Genoways
Review Of The Desert Pocket Gopher, Geomys Arenarius (Mammalia: Rodentia), Stephen L. Williams, Hugh H. Genoways
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
The desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius), which occupies a restricted geographic range in Texas, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, was examined for morphological variation. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine age, sexual, individual, and geographic variation. Significant differences were found among different age classes and between sexes. Males displayed higher individual variation than females and external measurements were more variable than cranial measurements. Two subspecies--G. a. arenarius and G. a. brevirostris--were recognized after analyses of geographic variation.
The Ornithogeography Of The Great Plains States, Paul A. Johnsgard
The Ornithogeography Of The Great Plains States, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard Collection
It has long been recognized that the Great Plains represent a major transition zone in the distribution patterns of North American birds; field guides traditionally have treated the 100° W.longitude meridian as a convenient dividing line between eastern and western faunas. Furthermore, this line rather neatly bisects the political subdivisions of the Great Plains, namely the "plains states" extending from North Dakota southward through South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Of these, Texas is the least typical, its climate and fauna is strongly influenced by the Gulf Coast on the east and the Chihuahuan desert on the west. As a …
Bats Are Beautiful, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker
Bats Are Beautiful, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
The thought that "Bats are Beautiful" may bring a smile to your face as you think of these ugly little creatures hanging from the ceilings of haunted houses and flying around deserted bell towers at midnight. You may also remember old wives tales such as "all bats have rabies" or "bats try to fly into women's hair." None of these things is completely true, and some of the tales have no basis in fact whatsoever.
Actually, the 875 species of bats form a unique Order of mammals (those animals possessing hair at least somewhere on their bodies), since they are …
The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 10, No. 3. September 1978
The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 10, No. 3. September 1978
The Prairie Naturalist
NOTES ON DISTRIBUTION OF THREE SPECIES OF MAMMALS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J. K. Jones, Jr., J. R. Choate and R. B. Wilhelm
A MID-CONTINENT IRRUPTION OF CANADA LYNX, 1962-63 ▪ H. L. Gunderson
CHECKLIST OF NORTH DAKOTA MAMMALS (REVISED) ▪ J. M. Wiebe and J. F. Cassel
DECLINE OF YEAR-CLASS STRENGTH OF BUFFALO FISHES IN LAKE SAKAKAWEA, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ D. W. Willis and J. B. Owen
NOTE
Pileated Woodpecker Eating Russian Olive Fruits ▪ R. S. McVoy
BOOK REVIEWS
Birds of the Prairie Provinces ▪ W. J. Maher
Wildlife of the Prairies ▪ C. R. Grondahl
Distribution Patterns …
A Mid-Continent Irruption Of Canada Lynx, 1962-63, Harvey L. Gunderson
A Mid-Continent Irruption Of Canada Lynx, 1962-63, Harvey L. Gunderson
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
There was a mid-continent irruption of the Canada lynx (Felis lynx) population and subsequent extensive movement into non-lynx habitats during the years 1962-1963. Lynx were found in the prairie provinces of Canada and the prairie areas of Minnesota, and North and South Dakota. They were also found in urban areas such as Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota: Winnipeg, Manitoba: and Calgary, Saskatchewan, Canada. Causes for the irruption remain unknown but speculations include primarily a change in snowshoe hare population, disease, extensive forest fires and extensive spraying. Unusual behavior seemed to be most often reflected by a lack of …
Notes On Distribution Of Three Species Of Mammals In South Dakota, J. Knox Jones Jr., Jerry R. Choate, Robert B. Wilhelm
Notes On Distribution Of Three Species Of Mammals In South Dakota, J. Knox Jones Jr., Jerry R. Choate, Robert B. Wilhelm
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
No definitive account of the mammals of South Dakota has been published and, therefore, the distribution of species occurring in that state is relatively poorly documented save for several geographically restricted faunal studies (Andersen and Jones 1971, on Harding County, Findley 1956, on Oay County, and Turner 1974, on the Black Hills, for example). Our own work in South Dakota began almost two decades ago, but in recent years has focued primarily on the unique environmental area in southern Bennett County. Three species of mammals for which we have important unpublished distributional records from the state are the eastern mole, …
Proposed Critical Habitat For The Whooping Crane
Proposed Critical Habitat For The Whooping Crane
Endangered Species Bulletin
The Service proposes eight additional areas as critical habitat in Kansas, Montana, Nebraska. North Dakota, and South Dakota for the endangered whooping crane (Grus americana) to those areas already determined to be critical habitat as published in the FEDERAL REGISTER of May 15, 1978 (43 FR 20938). If finalized, this rule would provide Federal protection of these areas under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and will further assure the conservation of the whooping crane.
The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 10, No. 2. June 1978
The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 10, No. 2. June 1978
The Prairie Naturalist
ANALYSIS OF THE FLEHMEN DISPLAY IN AMERICAN BISON (BISON BISON) ▪ B. R. Mahan, M. P. Munger and H. L. Gunderson
AVIAN MORTALITY CAUSED BY A SEPTEMBER WIND AND. HAIL STORM ▪ K. F. Higgins and M. A. Johnson
DISTRIBUTION OF TWO SPECIES OF LONG-EARED BATS OF THE GENUS MYOTIS ON THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS ▪ J. K. Jones, Jr. and J. R. Choate
ALFALFA AND THE OCCURRENCE OF FISSURES ON THE NORTH DAKOTA PRAIRIES ▪ J. P. Bluemle, A. E Kehew, E. A. Brostuen and K. L. Harris
NOTES
An Observation of Badger Predation on Richardson Ground Squirrels ▪ …
Distribution Of Two Species Of Long-Eared Bats Of The Genus Myotis On The Northern Great Plains, J. Knox Jones Jr., Jerry R. Choate
Distribution Of Two Species Of Long-Eared Bats Of The Genus Myotis On The Northern Great Plains, J. Knox Jones Jr., Jerry R. Choate
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
Two long-eared species of the cosmopolitan bat genus Myotis, the long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) and the fringe-tailed myotis (Myotis thysanodes), have been known for many years from the Northern Great Plains. Material acquired in the last decade or so, however, reveals a somewhat different distributional pattern for the two species than had been supposed on the basis of specimens obtained earlier, some of which have been misidentified in the published literature.
Bats Of Guadeloupe, Robert J. Baker, Hugh H. Genoways, John C. Patton
Bats Of Guadeloupe, Robert J. Baker, Hugh H. Genoways, John C. Patton
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
The bat fauna of the Lesser Antillean chain is of considerable interest because it is composed of a depauperate extension of the South American fauna, species that have a widespread distribution in the Antilles, and a few species that are endemic to the Lesser Antilles (Baker and Genoways, 1978). Relative to bat speciation and diversity, Guadeloupe is probably the most important island of the Antillean chain.
This report is concerned with the natural history and systematics of the 11 chiropteran species known from Guadeloupe, three of which are endemic. Comments concerning systematic relationships are based on specimens that we collected …
Determination Of Critical Habitat For The Whooping Crane
Determination Of Critical Habitat For The Whooping Crane
Endangered Species Bulletin
The Service determines Critical Habitat for the whooping crane (Grus americana). an Endangered species, in the States of Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. This rule provides Federal protection of these areas under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and is taken to assure the conservation of the whooping crane.
Bats From Southern Haiti, David Klingener, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker
Bats From Southern Haiti, David Klingener, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
A collection of 450 specimens of bats from the Departement du Sud, Haiti, is described. Fifteen of the 17 species previously recorded from Hispaniola are represented, and Noctilio leporinus is reported from Haiti for the first time. Reproductive information for the months of January, May, June, August, and December is presented. Macrotus waterhousii is seasonally monoestrous, as on the mainland. The two species of stenodennines, Artibeus jamaicensis and Phyllops hailiensis, do not show bimodal seasonal polyestry as do stenodermines in Central America. Monophyllus redmani and the phyllonycterines may be seasonally monoestrous. Differences in reproductive biology between Haitian bats and …
The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 10. No. 1 March. 1978
The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 10. No. 1 March. 1978
The Prairie Naturalist
KEY TO THE SKULLS OF NORTH DAKOTA MAMMALS ▪ J. M. Wiebe
RESPONSES OF PRAIRIE GROUSE TO AVIAN AND MAMMALIAN VISITORS ON DISPLAY GROUNDS IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA ▪ D. W. Sparling, Jr. and W. D. Svedarsky
FIRST NESTING RECORD OF THE CASPIAN TERN IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ J. F. Herman, R. A. Schmidt and K. J. Wilson
MARSH HAWK PREDATION ON BLACK TERN AND PECTORAL SANDPIPER ▪ G. D. Maxson
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA—1977 ▪ R. N. Randall
BOOK REVIEW
Audubon Society "Field Guides" ▪ D. L. Kubischta
Ten-Year Index To The Prairie Naturalist Vols. 1-10 (1968-1978), Virginia Steinhaus
Ten-Year Index To The Prairie Naturalist Vols. 1-10 (1968-1978), Virginia Steinhaus
The Prairie Naturalist
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Zoogeography Of Antillean Bats, Robert J. Baker, Hugh H. Genoways
Zoogeography Of Antillean Bats, Robert J. Baker, Hugh H. Genoways
University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers
Analysis of the bat fauna of the Antillean Islands suggest that the most probable source of invasion of the islands by bats is by overwater dispersal. The bat fauna of ·the Greater Antilles is unique, a percentage of endemism on each island being over 50 percent except for the Virgin Islands which has 33 percent endemics.
The richest bat fauna in the Antilles is on Cuba (32 species) followed by Jamaica (23 species) then Hispaniola (17 species) and Puerto Rico (16 species). The number of species found on Cuba is probably the result of the island's proximity to Central and …
Relating Wolf Scat Content To Prey Consumed, Theodore J. Floyd, L. David Mech, Peter A. Jordan
Relating Wolf Scat Content To Prey Consumed, Theodore J. Floyd, L. David Mech, Peter A. Jordan
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
In 9 trials, captive wolves (Canis lupus) were fed prey varying in size from snowshoe (Lepus americanus) to adult deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and the resulting scats were counted. collectible scats were distinguished from liquid, noncollectible stools. In collectible scats, the small prey occurred in greater proportion relative to the prey's weight, and in lesser proportion to the prey's numbers, than did the remains of larger prey. A regression equation with an excellent the data (r2 = 0.97) was derived to estimate the weight of prey eaten per collectible scat for With this information …