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Duck Production Studies on the Prairie Potholes of South Dakota

Description: From introduction: "Determine the extent, distribution, and numbers of small water areas formerly and now present in the prairie pothole region of the Dakotas and Minnesota; to determine their importance to wildlife, the factors bringing about their disappearance, and to develop, if possible, methods for their preservation, if that appears warranted."
Date: March 1956
Creator: Evans, Charles D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of Sportsmen's Expenditures: Missouri River Basin

Description: From introduction: "These surveys were for the purpose of determining the average daily expenditure of fisherman or hunters using specific areas, and this daily expenditure was then used to determine the expenditure per pound of fish, or unit of bird or animal bagged,"
Date: March 1957
Creator: Nichilson, A. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Waterfowl Populations in the Upper Chesapeake Region

Description: The Upper Chesapeake region is one of the more important areas in North America for migrating and wintering waterfowl. Conditions here affect the welfare of waterfowl populations in the entire Atlantic Flyway. During the more recent years of this study there was a noticeable decline in the waterfowl populations in this region, probably as a result of destruction and disturbance of habitat along with a steady increase in hunting pressure. The purpose of this report is to present information on t… more
Date: July 1962
Creator: Stewart, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Biological Effects of Ditching Tidewater Marshes

Description: Just a century ago some 625,000 acres of salt, brackish, and freshwater marshes bordered the Atlantic coast from Maine to Virginia. As early as 1885, however, work was begun to reclaim for agriculture considerable acreages of the fresher tidal lands. This research was conducted to study the effects of marshland drainage on plants, wildlife and wildlife habitat.
Date: 1950
Creator: Bourn, Warren Scudder & Cottam, Clarence
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Otter Trawl Explorations in Philippine Waters

Description: A trawl fishery of considerable magnitude has developed in the Philippines since liberation from the Japanese in 1945. At the inception of the Philippines Fishery Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serve, the trawl fishery was using a Japanese beam trawl and was, for the most part, confined to Manila Bay. Realizing that the supply of fish badly needed by the Philippine public could be augmented by trawling, the program inaugurated exploratory fishing voyages to likely grounds and de… more
Date: 1950
Creator: Warfel, Herbert Elmer & Manacop, Porfirio R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fish and Shellfish Preferences of Household Consumers

Description: "This report is an analysis of a nationwide survey in October 1951 of household consumers' preferences for fresh and frozen fish and shellfish. The survey was conducted under the auspices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to aid the Nation's fishing industry, which is composed predominantly of small firms that find it difficult to make adequate contacts with consumers" (p. 1).
Date: 1955
Creator: Stolting, Walter H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Biological Survey of North Dakota

Description: Summary of physiography and life zones and mammals of North Dakota.
Date: December 1926
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia

Description: Summary of the birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia, including geographical distribution, details on each species, and several maps of breeding ranges.
Date: 1958
Creator: Stewart, Robert E. & Robbins, Chandler S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The North American Breeding Bird Survey 1966-2011: Summary Analysis and Species Accounts

Description: Summary of 45-year program on bird population change and distribution, integrating habitat and migration status information, distribution maps depicting relative abundance, and current estimates and graphical illustrations of population change into accounts for 426 species of North American birds.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Sauer, John R.; Link, William A.; Fallon, Jane E.; Pardieck, Keith L. & Ziolkowski, David J., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mammals of the La Selva-Braulio Carrillo Complex, Costa Rica

Description: Summary of 142 species of mammals of Costa Rica, including geographical distribution, subspecies, last documented sighting in Costa Rica, and origin of specimen examined for each species.
Date: December 1989
Creator: Timm, Robert M.; Wilson, Don E.; Clauson, Barbara L.; LaVal, Richard K. & Vaughan, Christopher S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Habits, Food, and Economic Status of the Band-Tailed Pigeon

Description: Summary of the band-tailed pigeon including natural history, geographic distribution, value as a game bird, agricultural relationships, and food habits.
Date: 1947
Creator: Neff, Johnson A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alaska-Yukon Caribou

Description: Brief summary of the physical characteristics, general habits, breeding habits, food habits, migratory habits, and habitat of the Alaska-Yukon caribou.
Date: June 1935
Creator: Murie, Olaus J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revision of the American Harvest Mice: (Genus Reithrodontomys)

Description: Discusses history, specimens, habits, economic status, food, and pelages of American harvest mice. Lists locations and provides a key to species and subspecies, and provides species descriptions.
Date: June 5, 1914
Creator: Howell, Arthur H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Natural History of the King Rail

Description: Summary of the king rail, including history, distribution and migration, physical description, breeding biology, foods, feeding behavior, mortality factors, and status as a game bird.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Meanley, Brooke
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Biological Survey of Texas

Description: From introduction: "Report on the biological survey of Texas conducted over a number of years through collection of information and specimens. Focus on life zones and their subdivisions and on the mammals and reptiles of the state."
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Genera and Subgenera of Voles and Lemmings

Description: Revision of the genera and subgenera of voles and lemmings with comparison between North American and European.
Date: July 23, 1896
Creator: Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Systematic Account of the Prairie Dogs

Description: Discusses distribution, habits, economic status, predators, nomenclature, specimens, and pelages of prairie dogs. Describes, lists locations, and provides a key for species and subspecies.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Hollister, N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Voles of the Genus Phenacomys

Description: Nests, young, food, habits, and enemies of the voles of the genus Phenacomys.
Date: October 12, 1926
Creator: Howell, A. Brazier
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Fauna of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands]

Description: Systematic account of the results of a survey made in 1936 and 1937 to aid supervision of the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Date: 1959
Creator: Murie, Olaus J. & Scheffer, Victor B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Screech Owl, its Life History and Population Ecology in Northern Ohio

Description: Brief summary of the screech owl in northern Ohio, including food habits, migration and dispersal, breeding biology, population dynamics, pesticides and pollution, polymorphism, status of population,
Date: 1975
Creator: VanCamp, Laurel F. & Henny, Charles J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revision of American Voles of the Genus Microtus

Description: From introduction: "Synopsis of American voles based on a study of between 5,000 and 6,000 specimens from more than 800 localities."
Date: June 6, 1900
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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