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USGS/NOAA North American Packrat Midden Database Data Dictionary

This web resource links to the database and pdf version of the USGS/NOAA North American Packrat Midden Database Data Dictionary. The North American Packrat Midden Database is a joint project developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with the purpose to provide researchers with access to More...

  • A modern packrat (Neotoma cinerea)

Conservation Genetics Lab

The Conservation Genetics Lab carries out molecular analysis, pedigree analysis, modeling, data management, and cryogenic sample repository. As a part of this research, the lab investigates the effectiveness of molecular markers used to enhance enforcement of the Endangered Species Act policy. During the past 15 years, this research has involved More...

  • image of a frog (anura)

Mammalian Predators in Hawaii wet forests

Depredation of eggs, nestlings and adult birds by introduced predators has been widely postulated as a leading cause of the accelerated decline and extirpation of endemic Hawaiian avian species and a major factor limiting present populations of endangered birds. In Hawaii, four species of introduced rodents, the black rat (Rattus rattus). The More...

  • Image of Polynesian rat

Conservation Genetics: Mammals

This web page presents samples of genetics and genomics research from the USGS Biological Resources Discipline about the conservation genetics of mammals.

  • Underwater view of a manatee in Crystal River, Florida

Database of Paleoecological Records from Neotoma Middens in Western North America

The USGS/NOAA North American Packrat Midden Database offers the most comprehensive, high-quality archive of midden data available for North America, and facilitates Quaternary paleoenvironmental studies on a range of local to regional scales. This web resource links to the database and pdf version of the USGS/NOAA North American Packrat Midden More...

  • A modern packrat (Neotoma cinerea)