Digital Commons Network^™

"Notes," From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1983) 51(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

CORRECTIONS TO NBR 51:18. On line 8 of page 18 of the March 1983 Bird Review the number of parties for North Platte should be 3, rather than 30. At the bottom of the page, the Olivaceous Cormorant was taken at Sutherland, Lincoln County (Lincoln was left out).

MORE ON THE A.O.U. CHECKLIST. The 6th Edition of the A.O.U. Checklist has been released, and some of the loose ends in the previous report on it (NBR 50:74) can now be tied up. The Crested Tinamou (no Elegant) is listed in Appendix D - introduced species, either not established or …

A Checklist Of Parasites Of California, Oregon, And Washington Marine And Estuarine Fishes, Milton S. Love, Mike Moser

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

This report is a summary of the published records of parasites found from the marine and estuarine fishes of California, Oregon, and Washington. Coverage has not been limited to the western United States, but rather includes parasite reports from throughout each fish's range. Included is a host-parasite list and parasite-host cross index.

We have produced this survey because we felt there was a need for a single source which would list all the parasites infecting marine and estuarine fish from California, Oregon, and Washington. Pertinent sources are scattered over a number of journals, covering many years. Workers find it time …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 59, No. 4), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Bird Distributional And Breeding Records For Southeastern Idaho, Utah, And Adjacent Regions, Clayton M. White, Herbert H. Frost, Dennis L. Shirley, G. Merrill Webb, Richard D. Porter

Great Basin Naturalist

New distributional records or the status for 33 species of birds that have occurred within Utah, adjacent southeastern portions of Idaho, or along the border of states surrounding Utah are reviewed. Four species, the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus), and Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), represent new Utah breeding records established within the past decade, and they are commented upon. One other, the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura), may be breeding in Utah. The Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) may likewise be breeding in southeastern …

State Of The Fisheries Report 1982, Department Of Fisheries And Wildlife, Western Australia

Status Reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Western Australia continues to be one of the States in Australia. leading fishing The total gross value of fish, crustaceans and molluscs for 1981/82 was $99.4 million (Table 1) to which may be added the value of the pearl culture industry resulting in a total value of approximately $114 million.

Bulletin Ma 20 - Sheep Yard Plans - Flocks Up To 500, D. Bicknell

Animal production and livestock published reports

Manjimup Regional Office

Owners of small flocks often use much more labour per sheep than do owners of large flocks. Most of the difference in labour use is the design of sheep sheds and sheep yards, and a smaller affect from the mob size and experience in handling sheep.

This booklet gives some detail on design and construction of yards and a number of yard plans to handle up to 500 or so sheep. Many of the plans are from an Australian Wool Corporation publicatiot1 "Wool Harvesting Notes".

Results Of The Alcoa Foundation-Suriname Expeditions. Vii. Records Of Mammals From Central And Southern Suriname, Stephen L. Williams, Hugh H. Genoways, Jane A. Groen

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

The occurrence of three species of mammals previously unknown in Suriname is documented. The new taxa recorded include Vampyrops aurarius, Vampyrops lineatus, and Natalus tumidirostris. Additional information is provided on Centronycteris maximiliana, Sigmomys alstoni, Zygodontomys brevicauda, and Cavia aperea from Suriname.

Analysis Of Estrogen And Progesterone Binding Sites In Cytosol And Nuclei Of 7,12-Dimethybenz (A) Anthracene-Induced Rat Mammary Carcinoma: Hormone-Dependent Vs. Hormone Independent Tumor Populations, Danny Michael Burns

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Sciences and Mathematics at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Danny Michael Burns on September 6, 1983.

Federal Government Assaults Animals On Wildlife Refuges

Close Up Reports

The HSUS fights for wildlife

1983 (Fifty-Eighth) Spring Occurrence Report

Nebraska Bird Review

Two hundred eighty-eight species are listed in this report, plus 2 possibles, from 13 locations. The comparable figures for 1982 are 287 from 15 locations; 1981 298 from 12; and 1980 298 from 14.

The symbols used in the tabulation are:

Ja, Fe, Mr, Ap, My, and Je for the months

1 column heading for the Northwest Edge

2 column heading for Lower Southwest Corner.

3 column heading for Otoe Co.

b and B see Lower Southwest Corner

c and C see Lower Southwest Corner

h and H see Lower Southwest Corner

Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (September 1983) 51(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union, Inc., as its official journal and sent free to all members who are not in arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on calendar year basis only) are $7.00 per year in the United States and $9.00 per year in all other countries, payable in advance. Single copies are $2.25 each, postpaid.

Memberships (on a calendar year basis only): Student, $3.00; Active, $7.00; Sustaining, $15.00; Family Active, $10.00; Family Sustaining, $20.00; Life, $100.00.

All dues and subscriptions should be remitted to the Treasurer, Mrs. Jack Shafer, RR2, Box 61, Wood …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1983) 51(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1983 (Fifty-eighth) Spring Occurrence Report ...................66

Book Reviews ...................78

An Analysis of Winter Long·eared Owl Pellets from Lancaster County. Nebraska ...................79

Notes ...................82

"Notes," From Nebraska Bird Review (September 1983) 51(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

LATE WOOD DUCK BROODS. I don't know if weather affected the nesting of some Wood Ducks or not, but 8 August (1982) seems a little late for baby woodies. At the Iowa Settling Pond, there were two hens with new families; one hen had two ducklings that were about 5 to 6 days old, and another hen had a brood that was only a few hours out of the nest. The Wood Duck raises but one brood in a season in any part of its wide range, according to Bent, and has always been considered and early nester. I searched …

Fish Names Of Wallis Island (Uvea), Karl H. Rensch

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Caroline Ralston's Review Of Harry Morton's The Whale's Wake, Caroline Ralston

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

"Book Reviews," From Nebraska Bird Review (September 1983) 51(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

Book Reviews

Wading Birds of the World, Eric and Richard Soothill. 334 pp., 6 x 9½, Blandford Press, England, Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., New York. Hardbound, indexed, $29.95.

The North American Black Duck (Anas rubripes); A Case Study of 28 Years of Failure in American Wildlife Management, John W. Grandy, Supplement to International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems, 4(4)1983. Washington, D.C.

The Bird Identification Calendar 1984, the Stephen Greene Press, Brattleboro, VT, 14 pp., 12¼ x 11, $6.95.

Front Matter, Vol. 7

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

No abstract provided.

Binding Activity Of The Tubulin-3h-Colchicine Complex, Menjor Tino Unlap

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Microtubules, isolated from bovine brain, were used to study the effect of ultraviolet radiation on the tubulin-³H-colchicine complex and the polymerizing ability of this complex to intact and disrupted microtubules. Dissociation of this complex was observed upon ultraviolet irradiation and continued to progress as exposure time increased. The binding of this complex to intact microtubules prior to irradiation did not seem to enhance its stability to ultraviolet radiation. There was a significant difference observed at the 0.05 level between the binding of the tubulin-³H-colchicine complex to microtubules in mechanically disrupted and control samples. Statistically, there was …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 59, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

End Matter, Vol. 7

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

No abstract provided.

Wpa News 3 (1983), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (August 1983), number 3

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Full Issue, Vol. 7

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

No abstract provided.

Animal Science Newsletter, Summer 1983

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

Contents:

Aberle Heads Animal Science Department
The Completion of Animal Science Complex Moves Forward With Planning and Design Funds
Impact of Budget Cuts
Block and Bridle Club Honors to Sorensen
New Animal Science Faculty
Staff Members Receive Recognition
Animal Science Department Head Becomes Dean and Director of Agricultural Experiment Station
Animal Science Reunion
Animal Science Employee Honored
Graduate Students Receive Awards
Arthaud Memorial Fund
Loveday Accepts Position at University of Tennessee

The Effect Of Crowding On Growth Of The Cichlid Fish, Oreochromis Mossambicus, Bonnie A. Barrows

OES Theses and Dissertations

It has been reported that the Java tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus, displays hypersensitivity to a substance it produces when biomass levels in a flow-through culture system exceed 20 g/1, resulting in reduced growth and high mortality. Experiments on the growth of this species in small tanks were conducted in order to determine whether O. mossambicus produces a growth-inhibiting compound under crowded conditions. This species was successfully maintained at biomass levels of 38 g/1 and 57 g/1 with a total mortality of only 4.5%.

The Java tilapia can grow rapidly in small aquaria, as indicated by the data taken during Experiment …

Homing And Ecology In The Southern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys Volans In Southeastern Virginia, Sherrie Lynn Sawyer

Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether homing occurred in the southern flying squirrel, Glauaomys volans, and if so, the greatest homing distance. Information on the squirrel's ecology, reproductive biology and use of artificial nest boxes was also obtained. The study was conducted from November 1978 through March 1981, using nest boxes placed in a deciduous forest in southeastern Virginia.

For the homing experiments, twenty squirrels were released a total of 29 times along three lines at distances of 250 m to 1.6 km from the homesites. Squirrels were found to home successfully up to 1,000 m.

The …

The Growth And Feeding Behavior Of Juvenile Spot, Leiostomus Xanthurus Lacepede, In The Nursery Region Of The James River, Virginia, John Thomas Mccambridge Jr.

OES Theses and Dissertations

The in situ growth and feeding behavior of juvenile spot, Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepede, was investigated for populations in the nursery area of the James River, Virginia. Growth of juvenile spot was found to be fairly rapid (11.34 mm/month, standard length) during their first summer in the nursery grounds, but it levelled off in the autumn. The mean size of spot after the first year was calculated to be 195 mm total length. The weight-length relationship was log W = -5.018 + 3.246(log L), where W = wet weight in grams and L = standard length in millimeters.

Juvenile spot appeared …

A Model Of The Population Dynamics Of The Blue Crab In Chesapeake Bay, Betty Springer Hester

OES Theses and Dissertations

This study has particular application to the blue crab fisheries in Chesapeake Bay, an economically important industry whose successful management has been hindered by relatively poor understanding of the population dynamics. Recent biological studies have indicated a systematic spawning behavior which seems designed for ejection of larvae seaward from the bay entrance where they spend their pre-metamorphosis stages in the neuston. A physical mechanism for retention of the larvae in sufficient proximity to the bay entrance for their return at the proper time which involves the action of wind stress in shallow waters is proposed. Since the supply of blue …

Solving The Pet Overpopulation Problem

Close Up Reports

The HSUS promotes its blueprint for success

The High Uintas: Utah's Land Of Lake And Forest, C. Lynn Hayward

Books by Faculty of the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum

This book details the exploration history, geology, hydrology, ecology, flora, and fauna of the High Uinta Range in Utah. Each chapter is written in a narrative style and includes photographs and identification for the various habitats and species discussed. In the Resources chapter, there is a collection of color photographs for greater aid in identification and appreciation of the beautiful Uinta region and the species that live there.

Table of Contents

Introduction

History

Rocks

Water

Forests

Meadows

Fishes

Birds

Mammals

Resources

Photo Credits

"The Eighty-Second Annual Meeting," From Nebraska Bird Review (June 1983) 51(2).

Nebraska Bird Review

The official registration for the eighty-second Annual Meeting, held in Lincoln 20-22 May 1983, was 55. There was the usual slide show and get-together on Friday night, field trips Saturday morning (with demonstrations of bird banding), Saturday afternoon after the meeting, and Sunday morning. The practice of having talks was revived: Mark A. Brogie, Wayne, gave an illustrated talk on "Distribution of Birds of the Niobrara" and James Ducey, Omaha, did the same for "Breeding Status of the Interior Least Tern in Nebraska" before the business meeting. All officers were re-elected: Mrs. Ruth C. Green, Bellevue, President; Gary Lingle, Grand …