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Waterfowl
Are Mallards Declining in North America?
Assessment of a Mallard Model in Minnesota's Prairie Coteau
Behaviour Patterns of Mallard (
Anas Platyrhynchos
) Pairs and Broods in Minnesota and North Dakota
Birds of the St. Croix River Valley: Minnesota and Wisconsin
Bufflehead Brood in Northeastern South Dakota
Determinants of Breeding Distributions of Ducks
Determinants of Mallard and Gadwall Nesting on Constructed Islands in North Dakota
Diet of Canvasbacks During Breeding
Differential Effects of Coyotes and Red Foxes on Duck Nest Success
Duck Nest Success in the Prairie Pothole Region
Duck Nesting in the Northern Great Plains
Early Nesting Record of Hooded Merganser in North Dakota
Effects of Harness Transmitters on Behavior and Reproduction of Wild Mallards
Effects of Predator Exclosure Design on Duck Brood Movements
Effects of Water Conditions on Clutch Size, Egg Volume, and Hatchling Mass of Mallards and Gadwalls in the Prairie Pothole Region
Effects of Weather on Breeding Ducks in North Dakota
Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
Environmental Characteristics Associated with the Occurrence of Avian Botulism in Wetlands of a Northern California Refuge
Factors Associated with Autumn Rearing of Duck Broods in Temperate North America
Factors Associated with Duck Nest Success in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada
Factors Influencing Summer Breeding in Prairie Ducks
Factors Limiting Mallard Brood Survival in Prairie Pothole Landscapes
Fall and Winter Foods of Northern Pintails in the Sacramento Valley, California
Feeding Ecology of Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teal Wintering in California
Food Habits of Diving Ducks in the Great Lakes After the Zebra Mussel Invasion
Giant Canada Goose Flocks in the United States
Habitat Use and Movements of Canvasback Broods in Southwestern Manitoba
Homing and Reproductive Habits of Mallards, Gadwalls, and Blue-winged Teal
Impact of Red Fox Predation on the Sex Ratio of Prairie Mallards
Importance of Individual Species of Predators on Nesting Success of Ducks in the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region
Influence of Age and Selected Environmental Factors on Reproductive Performance of Canvasbacks
Long-term Declines in Nest Success of Prairie Ducks
Mallard Recruitment in the Agricultural Environment of North Dakota
Mate Loss in Winter Affects Reproduction of Mallards
Nesting Waterfowl and Water Birds on Natural Islands in the Dakotas and Montana
Patterns of Variation in Clutch Sizes in a Guild of Temperate-Nesting Dabbling Ducks
Population Energetics of Northern Pintails Wintering in the Sacramento Valley, California
Potential Effects of Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases on Avian Habitats and Populations in the Northern Great Plains
Prairie Duck Populations and Predation Management
Predictable Interregional Movements by Female Northern Pintails During Winter
The Rare Ones: The Uncommon Floral and Faunal Components of North Dakota
Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
Red Fox Predation on Breeding Ducks in Midcontinent North America
Relationships of Habitat Patch Size to Predator Community and Survival of Duck Nests
A Review of the Problem of Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl
Snow Goose Population Problem: Part I, II, III
Spring-staging Ecology of Midcontient Greater White-fronted Geese
Survival of Adult Female Northern Pintails in Sacramento Valley, California
Survival of Postfledging Mallards in Northcentral Minnesota
Survival of Radiomarked Canvasback Ducklings in Northwestern Minnesota
Temporal Flexibility of Reproduction in Temperate-breeding Dabbling Ducks
Tundra Swan Habitat Preferences During Migration in North Dakota
Variation in Body Mass of Wild Canvasback and Redhead Ducklings
Waterfowl Communities in the Northern Plains
Weights of Wild Mallard
Anas platyrynchos
, Gadwall
A. strepera
, and Blue-winged Teal
A. discors
During the Breeding Season
Wetland Preferences of Prairie-nesting Mallards: Implications to Settling Patterns and Population Trends
Wetland Use, Settling Patterns, and Recruitment in Mallards
Wood Duck (
Aix sponsa
)
Non-waterfowl Birds
American Bittern Depredates Sora
Area Requirements of Grassland Birds: A Regional Perspective
Attracting Bluebirds and Other Cavity Nesting Songbirds in North Dakota
Avifauna of an Early Successional Habitat Along the Middle Missouri River
The Bald Eagle in Oklahoma
Birds of the St. Croix River Valley: Minnesota and Wisconsin
Brown-headed Cowbirds in Grasslands: Their Habitats, Hosts, and Response to Management
A Closer Look Series from
North Dakota Outdoors
Communal Roosting and Foraging Behavior of Staging Sandhill Cranes
A Comprehensive Review of Observational and Site Evaluation Data of Migrant Whooping Cranes in the United States, 1943-99
Conditioning of Sandhill Cranes During Fall Migration
Cowbird Parasitism in Grassland and Cropland in the Northern Great Plains
The Cranes: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Density and Fledging Success of Grassland Birds in Conservation Reserve Program Fields in North Dakota and West-central Minnesota
Eastern Bluebird (
Sialia sialis
)
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds
Effects of Management Practices on Wetland Birds
Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
Eskimo Curlew: A vanishing species?
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 1998
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 1999
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 2000
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 2001
Evidence for Edge Effects on the Multiple Levels in Tallgrass Prairie
Fat Dynamics of Arctic-nesting Sandpipers during Spring in Mid-continental North America
Forest and Rangeland Birds of the United States
Fragile Legacy Endangered, Threatened and Rare Species of South Dakota
Frequency of Egg and Nestling Destruction by Female Brown-headed Cowbirds at Grassland Nests
Habitat Associations of Migrating and Overwintering Grassland Birds in Southern Texas
Habitat Distribution and Territoriality in the Dickcissel and Red-Winged Blackbird
Habitat Use and Reproductive Success of Western Snowy Plovers at New Nesting Areas Created for California Least Terns
Hawks, Eagles, and Falcons of North Dakota
Le Conte's Sparrow: Ephemeral Jewel of the Northern Great Plains
Le Conte's Sparrows Breeding in Conservation Reserve Program Fields: Precipitation and Patterns of Population Change
Marshbirds and Shorebirds of North Dakota
Native Plants and Shorebirds of the Chaplin Lake Area
North Dakota's Endangered and Threatened Species
North Dakota's Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species 1995
Oklahoma's Summer Jewels Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Oklahoma's Tropical Ambassador The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
The Owls of North Dakota
Patch Size and Landscape Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds
Piping Plovers and Least Terns of the Great Plains and Nearby: A Draft Protocol for Assessing Piping Plover Reproductive Success on Great Plains Alkali Lakes
Promise for Plovers
Proximate and Landscape Factors Influence Grassland Bird Distributions
The Rare Ones: The Uncommon Floral and Faunal Components of North Dakota
Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
Reproductive Success of Belding's Savannah Sparrows in a Highly Fragmented Landscape
The Ring-necked Pheasant in North Dakota
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in North Dakota
Sandhill Cranes and the Platte River
Songbirds of North Dakota
Sparrows of North Dakota
Time-specific Variation in Passerine Nest Survival: New Insights Into Old Questions
Variability in Vegetation Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds
White-tailed Deer (
Odocoileus virginianus
) Predation on Grassland Songbird Nestlings
Mammals
Age-Related Reproduction in Striped Skunks (
Mephitis mephitis
) in the Upper Midwest
Alpha Status, Dominance, and Division of Labor in Wolf Packs
Alpha
1
-Antitrypsin Polymorphism and Systematics of Eastern North American Wolves
Breeding Season of Wolves,
Canis lupus
, in Relation to Latitude
The Challenge and Opportunity of Recovering Wolf Populations
Coyote,
Canis latrans
, Use of Commercial Sunflower,
Helianthus
spp., Seeds as a Food Source in Western Kansas
Daily Departure and Return Patterns of Wolves, Canis lupus, from a Den at 80°N Latitude
Death of a Wild Wolf from Canine Parvoviral Enteritis
Demographic Response of Black Bears at Cold Lake, Alberta, to the Removal of Adult Males
Denning Behavior of Non-gravid Wolves
Details of Extensive Movements by Minnesota Wolves (
Canis lupus
)
Differential Effects of Coyotes and Red Foxes on Duck Nest Success
Differential Use of a Wolf,
Canis lupus
, Pack Territory Edge and Core
Dispersal Patterns of Red Foxes Relative to Population Density
Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
Estimated Areal Extent of Colonies of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs in the Northern Great Plains
Estimated Costs of Maintaining a Recovered Wolf Population in Agricultural Regions of Minnesota
An Example of Endurance in an Old Wolf,
Canis lupus
First Record of Coccidiosis in Wolves,
Canis lupus
Foods and Foraging of Prairie Striped Skunks During the Avian Nesting Season
Foods of American Badgers in West-central Minnesota and Southeastern North Dakota During the Duck Nesting Season
Fragile Legacy Endangered, Threatened and Rare Species of South Dakota
House Bat Management
Impact of Red Fox Predation on the Sex Ratio of Prairie Mallards
Importance of Individual Species of Predators on Nesting Success of Ducks in the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region
Incidence of Mink,
Mustela vison
, and River Otter,
Lutra canadensis
, in a Highly Urbanized Area
Is Incest Common in Gray Wolf Packs?
Killing of a Muskox,
Ovibos moschatus
, by Two Wolves,
Canis lupus
, and Subsequent Caching
Lack of Reproduction in Muskoxen and Arctic Hares Caused by Early Winter?
Leadership Behavior in Relation to Dominance and Reproductive Status in Gray Wolves,
Canis lupus
Leadership in Wolf,
Canis lupus
, Packs
Lions and Bears in North Dakota?
Markov Chain Monte Carlo Estimation of Species Distributions: a Case Study of the Swift Fox in Western Kansas
Movements and Habitat Use of Franklin's Ground Squirrels in Duck-Nesting Habitat
North Dakota's Endangered and Threatened Species
North Dakota's Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species 1995
Observed Interactions Between Coyotes and Red Foxes
Oklahoma Bats...Coming Out of the Dark
Patterns of Prey Selection by Wolves in Denali National Park, Alaska
Population and Movement Characteristics of Radio-Collared Striped Skunks in North Dakota During an Epizootic of Rabies
Prairie Duck Populations and Predation Management
Prevalence of Giant Kidney Worm (
Dioctophyma renale
) in Wild Mink (
Mustela vison
) in Minnesota
Prolonged Winter Undernutrition and the Interpretation of Urinary Allantoin:Creatinine Ratios in White-tailed Deer
Proximity of White-tailed Deer,
Odocoileus virginianus
, Ranges to Wolf,
Canis lupus
, Pack Homesites
The Rare Ones: The Uncommon Floral and Faunal Components of North Dakota
A Record Large Wolf,
Canis lupus
, Pack in Minnesota
Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
Red Fox Predation on Breeding Ducks in Midcontinent North America
Regurgitative Food Transfer Among Wild Wolves
Relationships of Habitat Patch Size to Predator Community and Survival of Duck Nests
Seasonal Food Habits of Swift Fox (
Vulpes velox
) in Cropland and Rangeland Landscapes in Western Kansas
Small Mammals of North Dakota
Standing Over and Hugging in Wild Wolves,
Canis lupus
Summer Movements and Behavior of an Arctic Wolf,
Canis Lupus
, Pack without Pups
A Ten-year History of the Demography and Productivity of an Arctic Wolf Pack
Tolerance by Denning Wolves,
Canis lupus
, to Human Disturbance
Twenty-year Home-range Dynamics of a White-tailed Deer Matriline
The Usefulness of GPS Telemetry to Study Wolf Circadian and Social Activity
White-tailed Deer (
Odocoileus virginianus
) Predation on Grassland Songbird Nestlings
Winter Severity and Wolf Predation on a Formerly Wolf-free Elk Herd
Wolf Pack Size and Food Acquisition
Wolf-Bison Interactions in Yellowstone National Park
Amphibians & Reptiles
Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
Fragile Legacy Endangered, Threatened and Rare Species of South Dakota
North Dakota's Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species 1995
The Rare Ones: The Uncommon Floral and Faunal Components of North Dakota
Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
Reptiles and Amphibians of North Dakota
A Survey of the Herpetofauna of the Comanche National Grasslands in Southeastern Colorado
Surveys of Calling Amphibians in North Dakota
Fish
Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
Fragile Legacy Endangered, Threatened and Rare Species of South Dakota
The Missouri River System's Other Fish
North Dakota's Endangered and Threatened Species
North Dakota's Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species 1995
The Rare Ones: The Uncommon Floral and Faunal Components of North Dakota
Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
Insects/Invertebrates
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology During a Simulated Botulism Epizootic in a Sacramento Valley Wetland
Butterflies of Glacier National Park, Montana
Butterfly Surveys at Selected Sites in North Dakota
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands
The Clamor Over Clams
A Closer Look Series from
North Dakota Outdoors
Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
Fragile Legacy Endangered, Threatened and Rare Species of South Dakota
An Introduction to Ants (Formicidae) of the Tallgrass Prairie
Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
North Dakota's Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species 1995
The Rare Ones: The Uncommon Floral and Faunal Components of North Dakota
Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
Species Composition and Trophic Structure of Insect Communities in Texas Prairies
Plants
Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains
An Assessment of Exotic Plant Species of Rocky Mountain National Park
Avian Use of Purple Loosestrife Dominated Habitat Relative to Other Vegetation Types in a Lake Huron Wetland Complex
Biological Control of Leafy Spurge
Cattail Management Symposium
Dynamics of Green Ash Woodlands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
First Flowering Dates and Flowering Periods of Prairie Plants at Woodworth, North Dakota
Native Plants and Shorebirds of the Chaplin Lake Area
Native Wildflowers of the North Dakota Grasslands
North Dakota's Endangered and Threatened Species
North Dakota's Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species 1995
Plant Community Patterns on Upland Prairie in the Eastern Nebraska Sandhills
The Rare Ones: The Uncommon Floral and Faunal Components of North Dakota
Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
Species Abstracts of Highly Disruptive Exotic Plants
Spread, Impact, and Control of Purple Loosestrife (
Lythrum salicaria
) in North American Wetlands
Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota
Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide
Endangered/Threatened Species
The Cranes: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
Eskimo Curlew: A vanishing species?
Fragile Legacy Endangered, Threatened and Rare Species of South Dakota
North Dakota's Endangered and Threatened Species
North Dakota's Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species 1995
The Rare Ones: The Uncommon Floral and Faunal Components of North Dakota
Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide
Habitats
Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains
Assessment of a Mallard Model in Minnesota's Prairie Coteau
Avian Use of Purple Loosestrife Dominated Habitat Relative to Other Vegetation Types in a Lake Huron Wetland Complex
Determinants of Mallard and Gadwall Nesting on Constructed Islands in North Dakota
Dynamics of Green Ash Woodlands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Eastern Bluebird (
Sialia sialis
)
Effects of Climate on Numbers of Northern Prairie Wetlands
Environmental Characteristics Associated with the Occurrence of Avian Botulism in Wetlands of a Northern California Refuge
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 1998
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 1999
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 2000
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 2001
Habitat Distribution and Territoriality in the Dickcissel and Red-Winged Blackbird
An Introduction to Ants (Formicidae) of the Tallgrass Prairie
Le Conte's Sparrow: Ephemeral Jewel of the Northern Great Plains
Patch Size and Landscape Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds
Potential Effects of Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases on Avian Habitats and Populations in the Northern Great Plains
Proximate and Landscape Factors Influence Grassland Bird Distributions
Reproductive Success of Belding's Savannah Sparrows in a Highly Fragmented Landscape
Spread, Impact, and Control of Purple Loosestrife (
Lythrum salicaria
) in North American Wetlands
A Survey of the Herpetofauna of the Comanche National Grasslands in Southeastern Colorado
Survival of Postfledging Mallards in Northcentral Minnesota
Variability in Vegetation Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds
Water-level Fluctuation in Wetlands as a Function of Landscape Condition in the Prairie Pothole Region
Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota
Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region: Invertebrate Species Composition, Ecology, and Management
Wood Duck (
Aix sponsa
)
Other/Unclassified
Fat Dynamics of Arctic-nesting Sandpipers during Spring in Mid-continental North America