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Blood And Tissue Identification Of Selected Birds And Mammals, Part Ii: Cross Reaction Patterns Of Birds And Mammals, Using Deer, Bovine, Raccoon, Chicken And Mallard Duck Antiserum, Part 2, David W. Oates, Debra L. Weigel

Other Publications in Wildlife Management

Part 2 (pp. 19-55) Protein Patterns: Birds (Figure 9)
The reproductions illustrate avian crossreaction patterns obtained from chicken antiserum and mallard duck antiserum, using immunoelectrophoresis and immuno diffusion. Table 1 summarizes immunoelectrophoresis cross-reactions. Species included in the study are:
BIRDS
Chicken Gallus gallus
Coot Fulica americana
Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Mourning Dove Zenaidura macoura
Mallard Duck Anas platyrhynchos
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Snow Goose Chen hyperborea
Eared Grebe Podiceps caspicus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
White Pelican pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Pigeon Columba livia
Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus cupido
Bobwhite Quail Colinus virginianus
Merriam's Turkey Meleagris …

Distribution, Age, And Growth, And Feeding Ecology Of Paddlefish (Polyodon Spathula) In Unaltered Missouri River, South Dakota, Rudolph S. Rosen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Four hundred eighty-four paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) were captured 26 June 1975 to 11 August 1976 from an unaltered stretch of Missouri River in South Dakota. Vital statistics were measured on all fish, 171 were sacrificed during the analysis of food habits, and 301 fish were tagged and released. Paddlefish were located by observation, gill netting, and snagging. Paddlefish were primarily found downstream from submerged sandbars from late spring to early fall. The crests of the sandbars were 0.1 to 1.0 m deep and immediately downstream, the depth was 1.5 to 4.5 m, and the current velocity was 0 to 0.3 …

Supply And Demand In Water Planning: Streamflow Estimation And Conservational Water Pricing, D. I. Carey, C. T. Haan

KWRRI Research Reports

Recent studies indicated the need for development of surface water supplies in Kentucky. Rising resource costs make economically efficient reservoir designs increasingly important. This study was undertaken to provide methods in water supply reservoir design that increase system benefits.

Two major factors influencing reservoir design were studied: estimated future streamflow into the reservoir and demands placed on the reservoir. Standard reservoir sizing methods rely on historical streamflow data. This data is frequently limited and uncertainty in required storage estimates may result. To assess the reliability of a design, the use of mathematical models in simulation studies was proposed. Existing stochastic …

Management Of The Great Salt Lake: A Research Plan And Strategy, Craig T. Jones, Calvin G. Clyde, J. Paul Riley

Reports

The primary purposes of this report are to indicate the following two research items in connection with the management of the water resource system of the Great Salt Lake:\ 1. Research needs and priorities. 2. A research coordination strategy. Research needs are identified by the report in terms of (1) various management, or use, categories (such as lake industries), and (2) the need to understand the physical characteristics of the lake system itself. The research needs are identified in each category as information (including data) or understanding gaps, in cases where there seems to be sufficient information, a research need …

Disposal Alternatives For Intermittent Sand Filter Scrapings Utilization And Sand Recovery, Jerry T. Elliott, Daniel S. Filip, James H. Reynolds

Reports

A three phase study is used to develop disposal alternatives and cost analysis for algae laden sand scrapings removed from intermittent sand filters used to polish wastewater lagoon effluent. Phase I, Irrigation Technique, explores the feasibility of supplying sufficient water to sand scrapings to leach out entrapped material. Details of removal with amount of water applied are presented. Phase II, Soil Application, tests with lysimeters soil response to application of the algae laden sand material. Physical and chemical parameters are not markedly altered where algae laden sand is applied to the soil surface. Phase III, Plant Bioassays, grew tall fescue …

Evaluation Of The Addition Of Granular Media Filtration To Wastewater Treatment Plants To Meet New Standards, Madhusudan M. Dawda, M. L. Davidson, E. J. Middlebrooks

Reports

A dual media filtration study was carried out at the central Weber Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ogden, Utah, to evaluate its feasibility as a tertiary treatment to meet new effluent quality standards. A review of the literature indicated that dual media filters were more efficient than conventional single media sand filters because of the “in depth” filtration achieved by dual media filters. An experimental filter was operated at four different hydraulic loading rates, ranging from 3 to 6 gpm/ft 2 (122.10 to 244.20 1/min/m2), to evaluate its effects on effluent quality. Hydraulic loading rate was shown not to affect suspended …

Hydrologic Impact Of Burning And Grazing On A Chained Pinyon-Juniper Site In Southeastern Utah, Gerald F. Gifford, John C. Buckhouse, Frank E. Busby

Reports

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Boating Upon Lead Concentrations In Fish, David Oates

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Staff Research Publications

The concentration of lead in fish muscle tissue from lakes where boating is heavy and where it is prohibited was measured. The lead levels ranged from less than 0.05 to 1.35 ppm but did not differ significantly between those in the controlled and non-controlled boating lakes. Lead levels apparently pose no public health hazard.

Chlorofluorocarbon Effects On Cardiac, Pulmonary, And Respiratory Patients, Mildred E. Olson

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Research results from studies of the physiological effects of aerosal propellants on animals and people are summarized. The papers selected for this summary were published between 1968 and 1975. Effects of the 15 chlorofluorocarbons used as propellants have been recorded on the cardiac, pulmonary and respiratory functions of a number of animal species as well as man. The fifteen propellants have been classified into four groups on the basis of their degree of toxicity. Fluorocarbon 11, the most frequently used propellant, is in group 1, the most toxic. The relative toxicity of each of the 14 other propellants compared with …

Individual Residential Wastewater Treatment, Robert H. Mcneal

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Nature And Human Nature, Lee M. Talbot, Neil H. Cheek Jr, Roderick Nash, William R. Burch Jr., Ed

Yale School of the Environment Bulletin Series

No abstract provided.

Proceedings Of The Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop, F. Robert Henderson

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Program Planning Committee

Prairie Dog Control, A. Orville Sandall

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Before poisons were taken from the market, I had about fifteen years experience working for the Fish and Wildlife Service doing prairie dog control work. Most of this work was done for private landowners and supervising work crews for the Forest Service and B&A.

Thoughts About Wildlife Damage Control, Raymond W. Matheny

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Gentleman, it is my intention today to give you a brief history of EPA and its involvement in predator control, outline basic registration requirements for pesticides, show slides of the use of sodium cyanide capsules in the M-44 ejector mechanism in the experimental use permit programs and comment upon the restrictions set forth in Administrator Train's ORDER of September 16, 1975.

Ground Squirrels And How To Control Them, Irving J. Mork

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The Richardson ground squirrel, otherwise known as the flickertail or gray gopher, is common over most of North Dakota north and east of the Missouri River, although they were never common in the immediate Red River Valley.

Bird Control, Glen Orr

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

We started our program in 1967 primarily because of an economic problem in the downtown area of Wichita. We had about eight square blocks of businesses which were not getting any business because people didn't dare go downtown in the evening unless they wore their rain hats and rain gear, and I mean this literally.

Raccoon Damage Control, W. Alan Wentz

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Raccoons are found throughout the United States, and in most cases they are expanding their range into previously unoccupied habitats. Raccoons are often water-associated, but in the Great Plains they often occur a considerable distance from the water. In the Great Plains states, the expansion of agriculture has apparently allowed raccoons to move westward and northward. It is possible that the availability of old homesteads, buildings, haystacks, dumps, and towns has been instrumental in allowing raccoons to survive the winter.

Beaver Damage Control, James E. Miller

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The beaver (Castor canadensis), our largest North American rodent, is praised by many as being a natural conservationist; however, to others he is a destructive nuisance and pest. In many chronicles, the beaver is lauded to be one of the resources that speeded up the settling of our Great Northwest Territory. Certainly, such explorers as Lewis and Clark depended greatly upon the beaver hide for revenue as well as varter.

An Overview Of Problem Bird Management - Rural And Urban, Joseph L. Guarino

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The economic impact of birds on agricultural crops in the U.S. is quite substantial -- perhaps as much as $100 million dollars. Methods for reducing this damage can be categorized as biological, mechanical, and chemical. The chemical approach appears to have the most potential. An avian repellent, methiocarb, has proven to be effective for reducing damage by a variety of species of birds to many sprouting and ripening crops and fruit. An avian chemical frightening agent, 4-aminopyridine (Avitrol), if federall registered for use for protecting ripening field corn and sweet corn and was shown to be effective for reducing damage …

Bird Control, George C. Halazon

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

We did a little work with pigeon sterilants six years ago. We didn't really have too much luck on bird control on pigeons because of the life of the pigeon. In other words we couldn't do it fast enough to satisfy the public because of the relatively large numbers of years required before the bird dies.

A Live Trap For Birds Attending A Feeding Station, J.L. Hart, L.L. Todd

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

An effective live trap for capturing nuthatches, titmice, and woodpeckers was constucted from hail screen and modified mouse traps. Over 88 percent of active sets resulted in captures.

Controlling Mole Damage, F. Robert Henderson

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The kind of mole found in Kansas is the eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus. Moles are small, mouse-sized mammals adapted to living underground. They are characterized by enlarged forefeet with long claws, stout necks and powerful shoulders which make them capable burrowers. Unlike those of mice and shrews, the noses and forefeet of moles are pink and hairless.

The Coyote As A Game Animal, Edward L. Kozicky

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Coyote hunting is a very special challenge. Even though coyotes may be abundant in an area, that doesn't mean that they're easy to bag with a rifle. However, I happen to enjoy coyote calling to the point where the shooting is almost anti-climax. Others like to hunt coyotes with either sight or trail hounds, to pursue coyotes with all-terrain vehicles, and to spot coyotes while driving through the country.

Progress In Coyote Hunting Depredations Research, Samuel B. Linhart

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Coyote depredations control research from the end of World War II to about 1960 was characterized by low levels of funding, a minimum of research facilities, an emphasis on lethal agents, few legislative restrictions, a lack of public interest, and little concern for the environment. Establishment of the Leopold Committee (1964) and Cain Committee (1971) were evidence of a growing public concern and awareness of the coyote-livestock problem.

Control Of White-Tailed Deer In Field And Orchard, Forrest D. Loomis, Ronald Ogden

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

As deer populations increase in most areas of the mid-west, and deer habitat is constantly shrinking because of man's activities, damage done to crops, orchards, and other plantings is increasing. No new or revolutionary control or repellent has been perfected to alleviate this complex problem. Annual hunting still offers the best and cheapest method of control.

Montana Golden Eagle Removal And Translocation Project, Norton R. Miner

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

History of Depredations
History of Sheep Industry
Trapping Program
Eagle Population
Techniques for Capture
Care of a Captive Eagle
Methods of Transport
Release Sites
Results

Cultural And Physical Methods For Managing Problem Birds, Donald F. Mott

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Although chemicals now available (or that soon should be) appear to be the answer to many bird problems in agricultural crops, it is appropriate to also review some of the cultural and physical methods currently in use.

Training Needs For Future Extension Wildlife Programs, R.J. Robel

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

I want to discuss the need for additional educational opportunities for people who will be trying to reduce wildlife damage in the future.

Pest Control Operator Involvement In Wildlife Control, Robert R. Schendel

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Pest Control

Fish Population Manipulation, Robert E. Schoonover

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Fish population manipulation or control, as the term implies, may be defined as an operation or activity which results in the total removal of fish from a water area, the partial elimination of a fish population, or the selective removal of a species from a water area.