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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"game-birds"”.
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Non-game Birds in Relation to habitat Variation on South Dakota Wetlands
Non-game birds on South Dakota wetlands were surveyed on 476 quarter sections representing the major portion of South Dakota excluding the Missouri River and its impoundments and the Black Hills. Two surveys were conducted, one in May and a second in June, in both 1975 and 1976. The distribution of …
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PATTERNS OF AMERICAN BUMBLE BEE (BOMBUS PENSYLVANICUS) ABUNDANCE ACROSS RESTORED HABITATS IN EAST TEXAS ECOSYSTEMS
… culturally and economically significant upland game birds. To asses whether restoration for upland game birds also benefit <em>B. pensylvanicus</em>, I modeled catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) predictors across 31 transects on seven East Texas properties spanning forests to grasslands. I modeled …
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Development of Sustainable Harvest Strategies for Cellulose-Based Biofuels: Harvest Effects on Game Bird Production
… possible effects of biomass harvest on nesting game birds. Specific objectives of this study in southeastern South Dakota included: (1) quantifying nest success to determine if haying treatments have an impact, (2) determining if haying treatments affect nesting density, (3) determining nest …
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Fall Food Habits of the Merriams' Wild Turkey in Western South Dakota
… has begun to assume a prominent place among the game birds. . . . The principal objective of this study was to determine the fall food habits Merriam’s (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) in western South Dakota. A secondary purpose was to compare turkey food habits from year to year. Such information …
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The Effects of Forest Management on Birds in the Black Hills of South Dakota
<p>Non- game birds were counted in seven structural stages of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), four structural stages of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides ), and meadow habitats of the Black Hills, South Dakota during 1992 and 1993. I observed 69 species during this study. Dark - eyed Juncos …
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Dieldrin Residues In Eggs and Fat of Penned Pheasant Hens
… insecticides are present in tissues and eggs of birds that receive these chemicals in their diets. Some workers, for example Gene11y and Rudd (1956) and DeWitt (1956), studied the effects of different levels of ingested insecticides on the reproduction of game birds. Additional studies are needed …
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Multiscale Resource Selection of Ruffed Grouse in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota and Wyoming
… grouse (Bonasa umbellus) are popular upland game birds as well as the management indicator species (MIS) for aspen (Populus tremuloides) in the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). Due to this status the U.S. Forest Service and the South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks had interest in …
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Landscape Fragmentation and Grassland Patch Size Effects on Non-game Grassland Birds in Xeric Mixed-grass Prairies of Western South Dakota
… The purpose of this study was to inventory non-game birds on xeric mixed-grass prairies of various sizes in fragmented and non-fragmented landscapes of western South Dakota to determine what effects landscape fragmentation and grassland patch size have on avian (bird) communities. Avian species …
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Wildlife Habitat Evaluation of the Unchannelized Missouri River in South Dakota
… furbearers, waterfowl, other water and marsh birds, and herptiles. Cottonwood-dogwood habitat generally consisted of three layers of vegetation: eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides), red-osier dogwood (Cornus stoloifera), and poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii0. A rating of 7.9 was given …
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Parasite communities of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Colorado
… (Meleagris gallopavo) are large galliform birds, are commonly hunted birds, and they are non-migratory. Wild turkeys were originally found over most of the United States. In the early 1900s they experienced widespread population declines which are thought to have been caused by overhunting …
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Landscape Level Evaluation of Northern Bobwhite Habitats in Eastern Virginia Using Landsat TM Imagery
… (<I>Colinus virginianus</I>) are important game birds associated with early successional habitats across the southeastern United States. In the past 30+ years there has been an almost universal decline in bobwhite population numbers despite a long history of management. The Virginia Bobwhite …
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Epidemiology and risk factor analysis of avian influenza virus
… between HPAI occurrences in wild/aquatic birds and poultry species in Greece and the Anseriformes population, the Charadriiformes population, precipitation, temperature, poultry population density, human population density, distance to the closest highway and water collection and number of …
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Synthesis of Western Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), and Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Research in South Dakota, 1843-2006
… 3 species were incidental to waterfowl, other game bird, and passerine bird studies conducted in South Dakota. Despite the lack and inconsistencies of records and research specific to willets, marbled godwits, and upland sandpipers, it was apparent that all 3 species prefer larger patches of …