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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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Managing habitat for grassland birds: a guide for Wisconsin [New Window]
Guide to identification, selection, and management of grassland habitats in Wisconsin to conserve the populations of grassland birds. Includes glossary, references, bird lists, graphs, and maps.
Maps of distribution and abundance of selected species of birds on uncultivated native upland grasslands and shrubsteppe in the northern Great Plains [New Window]
Links to maps of breeding distributions of bird species on grasslands and shrublands in the northern Great Plains. Maps can also be downloaded from *.zip files in HTML format.
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) [New Window]
The North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) is a long-term monitoring program designed to track the status and trends of frog and toad populations with links to data access, protocol, and how to volunteer as an observer.
North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) [New Window]
North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is a cooperative program that monitors the status and trends of North American bird populations. Includes files of results, analyses, route collection maps and raw data.
Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter [New Window]
A presentation of bird photographs, songs, identification tips, distribution maps, and life history information for North American birds, and a forum for commentary and discussion on birds.
Patuxent bird population studies [New Window]
Links to ornithology programs at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD, including large scale survey analysis of bird populations, research tools, datasets and analyses, bird identification, and seasonal bird lists.
Platte River Program, a USGS Place-Based Studies Program [New Window]
Site for the Platte River Program in Nebraska an area that is a critical staging area for migratory waterbirds of the Central Flyway. Includes links to color-infrared aerial photos, 1938 historic aerial photos, and Cottonwood Ranch research site.
Radio-tracking amphibians: lessons from implant and external attachment procedures [New Window]
Paper from Forum on Wildlife Telemetry, Snowmass Village, CO, 1997, describes technique for implanting radio-transmitters for tracking amphibians such as frogs with telemetry.
Raptor Information System (RIS) [New Window]
The Raptor Information System (RIS) is a keyword catalog of over 32,000 references about the biology and management of birds of prey. Search by author, title, keyword, year of publication, or species.
PDF Reintroduction of whooping cranes: the ultra (light) in animal training experience [New Window]
Article on experiment to teach migration routes to birds using ultralight aircraft as a means to reintroduce a migratory flock of whooping cranes to the eastern United States.
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