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Seasonal Feeding Habits Of The River Otter (Lutra Canadensis) In Ditches Of The Great Dismal Swamp, Ronnie M. Pierce

Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

To determine the seasonal feeding habits of the river otter (Lutra canadensis) in the Great Dismal Swamp 209 scats were collected, from May 1977 to May 1978, and analyzed for content. Remains of crayfish were found with a frequency of occurrence of 82% while fish remains occurred in 62% of the scat. This is in direct contrast to previous studies (from other areas) which found fish with a greater frequency than crayfish. Fish consumption was believed to increase during periods of low water or low temperatures. Sunfish were represented most frequently and may be the preferred fish. Amphiuma remains …

Swimming As A Determinate To Immigration For Two Small Mammals In Coastal Virginia, Jeffrey Lewis Carter

Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Small mammals were live trapped on the mainland and on an island located in the southeast corner of Virginia. The area was characterized by a mid-Atlantic coastal climate. White-footed mice (Perompsous fsucopus) were trapped on the mainland but not on the island, whereas meadow voles (Microtus psnnsylvimious) inhabited only the island. A series of swimming tests were performed in both the field and in the laboratory on both of these species to determine if swimming abilities could be the factor preventing Pszomysous from colonizing the island.

Both species of small mammals showed good swimming endurance in …

Front Matter, Elephant Editors

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Table of Contents and Cover credits

Observations In Tsavo National Park, Kenya, Evans E. Mgaah

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Personal observations from four years as a game ranger in Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

Captive Elephant Population Of North America: 1979 Update, Elephant Editors

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Survey of elephants in captivity, 1979.

Observations Of Elephants In East And Southern Africa, Jeheskel Shoshani

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Selected short observations on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) made during 1978 in East and Southern Africa.

Iucn/Wwf Help Wanted, Elephant Editors

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A published plea from the IUCN/World Wildlife Fund Conservation Programme in Indonesia asking for information regarding endangered elephants in Sumatra.

Elephant Symposium And Related Activities, Elephant Editors

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Agenda for the upcoming Elephant Symposium at the American Society of Mammalogists 59th Annual Meeting, June 20th, 1979.

Information From The Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

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Elephant-related activities of answering respondents to the newsletter's questionnaire.

Report On The Elephants Of Tongaland, Clive Walker

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Report from a preliminary survey of elephants in Southern Africa by the Endangered Wildlife Trust Elephant Group.

Financial Report And Acknowledgments, Elephant Editors

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Accounting of the Elephant Interest Group for production of the journal.

Bibliography, Elephant Editors

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Updates to the selected bibliography covering references from 1970 - mid-1979.

Isolation Of Mycoplasma From The Genital Tracts Of Elephants, Harold W. Clark, Daniel C. Laughlin, Jack S. Bailey, Thomas Mcp Brown

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The authors report finding arthritogenic agents, mycoplasmas, for the first time in a large group of captive elephants that are frequently crippled with rheumatism.

Iucn Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme: Summary Of Interim Report On Elephants In Kenya, Alison K. K. Hillman

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Preliminary summary of evidence on the status and population trends of elephants in Kenya, condensed from the original.

Klaserie Elephant Project: Progress Report, Clive Walker

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Report from an aerial survey of elephant population in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve in South Africa.

The Elephants Of Interview Island, Romulus Whitaker

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Report from survey work on elephants living on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, June, 1977.

Known Elephant Distribution In Africa: An Updated Map, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Alison K.K. Hillman

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Map depicting the elephant distribution in Africa as of Spring 1979.

Suggested Mechanical Model Of Elephant Trunk Muscle Tissue And Its Sheer Conjecture, Norris Whitehall

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A detailed simile modeling elephant trunk muscle tissue.

The Addo Elephant Research Project: A Brief Introduction, Anthony Hall-Martin

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Description of "an intensive research programme on the ecology, population dynamics, and behaviour" of elephants in the Addo Bush area of Cape Province, South Africa, launched in May 1976.

Ivory And Ivorine, Elephant Editors

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Items from news and other reports relating to ivory and ivorine.

Iucn/Wwf Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

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A survey soliciting data from captive elephants.

Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

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Form for consideration for the Elephant Interest Group.

A Note From The Editor, Jeheskel Shoshani

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Dr. Shoshani introduces the newsletter and documents increasing interest and support.

Elephants In The News, Elephant Editors

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"Motty"-- Birth of an African/Asian elephant at Chester Zoo; Elephants at the Washington Park Zoo, Portland, Oregon, USA; Elephants at the Knoxville Zoo, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; "Dima"--26,000-year-old baby mammoth tissues are being studied at the University of California and Wayne State University, USA

Recent Correspondence, Elephant Editors

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Letters from Pieter deVilliers, Richard Lair, and Norris Whitehill

Elephant Interest Group - Membership List, Elephant Editors

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Mailing List for the Elephant Interest Group. This document contains sensitive personal information and is therefore not openly available on this site. Please contact the administrators for details.

Errata And Comments For Elephant Newsletter No. 2, Elephant Editors

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Errata and comments for Elephant Newsletter No. 2

Miscellaneous, Elephant Editors

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Including: a plea for publication of The African Elephant Bibliography; Errata and comments for Elephant 1.2; Information for readers; Proposal of an elephant hotline; and prompts for reader opinion

A Study Of Nongeographic Variation In Tatera Leucogaster (Mammalia: Rodentia) From Botswana, Pierre Swanepoel, Duane A. Schlitter, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Specimens of Tatera leucogaster from six localities in Botswana were tested for variation with age, secondary sexual variation, and individual variation. Of the six age classes recognized, categories I, II, and III each formed their own group, whereas cat egories IV, V, and VI were not separable on a morphometric basis and were considered to be adults. Significant secondary sexual variation was found only in depth of braincase in which females were larger. The only character exhibiting unusually high individual variation was length of posterior palatal foramen. All other characters exhibited individual variation within acceptable limits.

A Systematic Review Of The Olive-Backed Pocket Mouse, Perognathus Fasciatus (Rodentia, Heteromyidae), Daniel F. Williams, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Geographic variation in Perognathus fasciatus Wied and the identities of specimens of P. fasciatus and P. flavescens from areas of potential sympatry were investigated. Populations of P. fasciatus from the northern Great Plains, in areas with the highest amounts of precipitation, were the darkest colored and had proportionately the smallest auditory bullae. Size varied clinally in the Great Plains, with larger mice being found in the cooler, northern latitudes. Populations from the arid intermountain basins of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming were largest in size, had the longest tails, were the palest in color, and had the largest bullae. Two races …