News from Scientists at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Monday, May 13, 2002
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Researchers Instrument 20 Scoters with Satellite Transmitters to
Track Movements of these Ducks
USGS researchers at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (Laurel, MD) have successfully captured and instrumented 20 scoters during March-May, 2002. The research is part of an international seaduck program funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Canadian Wildlife Service, and the Sea Duck Joint Venture. Seven surf scoters from Chesapeake Bay were instrumented with internal satellite transmitters (PTT-100) in late-March and early-April and 13 black scoters from the Restigouche River, New Brunswick, Canada were instrumented with similar transmitters in early May. Movements of the ducks to breeding and subsequent molting areas will be tracked by satellites and all data will be available to researchers and the public on a website maintained by PWRC . Data from this study will help in delineating the populations of these poorly understood and understudied ducks. Researchers from PWRC involved with the capture of scoters included Kevin Brittingham, Daniel Day, Edward Lohnes, Peter Osenton, Matthew Perry, and Alicia Wells. Numerous persons from the Canadian Wildlife Service and Provincial governments assisted with the capture in Canada. All ducks were instrumented at both locations by PWRC veterinarian, Dr. Glenn Olsen. For further information, email Dr Perry at Matt_Perry@USGS.GOV Contact: Dr. Matthew C. Perry 301-497-5622 |
Patuxent
Scientists Publish Five Papers this Month
Five articles were published this month by Patuxent researchers. Four in the Journal of Wildlife Management and one in the Atoll Research Bulletin: Link, W. A., E. Cam, J. D. Nichols, and E. G. Cooch. 2002. Of BUGS and birds: Markov Chain Monte Carlo for hierarchical modeling in wildlife research. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(2):277-291. Kéry, M. 2002. Inferring the absence of a species -- a case study of snakes. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(2):330-338. Howell, Judd A., G.C. Brooks, M. Semenoff-Irving, and C. Green. 2002. Population dynamics of Tule Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore, California. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(2):478-490 Graham W. Smith, L.C. Stoddart, and F.F. Knowlton. 2002. Long-Distance Movements of Black-Tailed Jackrabbits. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(2):463-469 Clapp, Roger B. 2001. Autobiographical Notes or Fun with Field Work. Atoll Res. Bull. 494: 53-78. This paper rather informally tells of miscellaneous events that occurred during field work in Mexico, the Pacific Islands, and Virginia over the course of about 35 years. HiLites Contact: B.H. Powell, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 301-497-5782 |
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