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Vertebrate zoology
Branch of zoology that deals with animals that have spinal columns.
Subtopics:
Herpetology (16 items)
Ichthyology (6 items)
Mammalogy (3 items)
Ornithology (29 items)
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Field methods: capture and marking of pintails [New Window]
Method of tracking pintail ducks by capturing with rocket nets or swim-in traps and attaching telemetry devices that allow satellite tracking. Includes video of rocket nets.
Fish Health Branch, Leetown Science Center [New Window]
The Fish Health Branch, Leetown Science Center, investigates fish health and disease issues associated with genetics, pathogens and environmental stress. With links to workshops, leaflets, and announcements relating for fish health.
Fisheries projects, Alaska Science Center [New Window]
Homepage with links to Alaska research projects on fisheries by species: salmon, trout, Pacific halibut, forage fish, other fish species, and aquatic invertebrates.
Florida Integrated Science Center - biological science poster presentations [New Window]
Poster presentations for Center for Aquatic Resource Studies projects related to Greater Everglades, marine and coral studies, ecotoxicology, manatees, coastal ecology, nonindigenous aquatic species, coastal ecology, freshwater fisheries, and herpetology.
Forest and rangeland birds of the United States: natural history and habitat use [New Window]
Catalog of bird species common to forest and rangeland habitats in the U.S. with natural histories including taxonomic information, range, and habitat descriptions to assist land managers in resource management. Text available as a *.zip file.
Giant Canada goose flocks in the United States [New Window]
Review of the size of breeding populations of Giant Canada geese by states in the Mississippi, Atlantic, Central, and Pacific flyways and the management problems caused by rapid increases of local breeding populations.
Identifying predators and fates of grassland passerine nests using miniature video cameras [New Window]
Description of the use of a miniature video-camera system deployed at nests of passerine species in North Dakota to videotape predation of eggs or nestlings by animals such as mice, ground squirrels, deer, cowbirds and others.
PDF Illustrated field guide for assessing external and internal anomalies in fish [New Window]
Links to PDF version of the field guide.
Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) [New Window]
Description of research program for immediate and long-term management of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) inhabiting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Includes links to reports in PDF format and cooperating organizations.
Leetown Science Center current research projects [New Window]
Links to information and data on current research projects in fish health and aquatic ecology at the Center.
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