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Title Statement: |
Peregrine falcon populations; their biology and decline. Edited by Joseph J. Hickey. |
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Madison ; London : University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. |
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Description: |
xxii, 596 pages, 33 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
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ISBN: |
ISBN 0299050505 |
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ISBN 9780299050504 |
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General Note: |
"Papers and discussions of a conference held by the University of Wisconsin from 29 August to 1 September 1965." |
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Proceedings of an international conference sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, 1965, with the support of The National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, The Rachel Carson Fund of The National Audubon Society, The Frank M. Chapman Fund of The American Museum of Natural History, The Harry Steenbock Fund of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. |
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Includes errata sheet for page 564. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: The peregrine falcon : life history and population literature / Joseph J. Hickey and Daniel W. Anderson -- Breeding Alaskan and Arctic migrant populations of the peregrine / Clayton M. White -- The known status of the peregrine falcon in British Columbia / Frank L. Beebe -- The status of the peregrine falcon in the Northwest / Morlan W. Nelson -- Population trends among peregrine falcons in the Rocky Mountain region / James H. Enderson -- The peregrine falcon in Baja California and the Gulf of California, Mexico / Richard C. Banks -- General discussion: Habitat change in the Rocky Mountain and Intermountain regions ; Peregrine numbers in the Rocky Mountains ; Irrigation effects on peregrines ; The peregrine falcon in California ; The peregrine falcon in Mexico ; Addendum: Recent data on Alaskan peregrines (1968) -- The peregrine falcon in northern Canada / Richard Fyfe -- Nesting peregrine falcons in Wisconsin and adjacent areas / Daniel D. Berger and Helmut C. Mueller -- History of the Massachusetts peregrine falcon population, 1935-57 / Joseph A. Hagar -- The extirpation of the Hudson River peregrine falcon population / Richard A. Herbert and Kathleen Green Skelton Herbert -- The decline of the peregrine falcon in Pennsylvania / James N. Rice -- The status of breeding peregrines in the eastern United States / Daniel D. Berger, Charles R. Sindelar Jr., and Kenneth E. Gamble -- General discussion: Eastern United States peregrines as a distinct population unit ; The status of the peregrine on Canada's eastern coasts ; The peregrine falcon population in Ontario ; Wintering peregrines in the northeastern United States ; The peregrine decline in northern New England and New York ; Peregrine food resources in the eastern United States ; Greenland peregrines banded in Maryland ; Peregrines in the southern and southeastern United States -- Population trends in Finnish peregrines / Pentti Linkola and Teuvo Suominen -- Peregrine falcon population trends in West Germany / Theodor Mebs -- The status of cliff-nesting peregrines in the German Democratic Republic / Kurt Kleinstäuber -- The decline of tree-nesting peregrines in the German Democratic Republic / Horst Schröder -- The status of the peregrine falcon in France in 1965 / Jean-François Terrasse and Michel Y. Terrasse -- Status of the peregrine falcon in Switzerland / Hans Herren -- Population trends of the peregrine falcon in Great Britain / Derek A. Ratclifie -- General discussion: The status of the peregrine in Ireland ; The particular situation in France ; Peregrine populations in Spain ; Peregrine populations in Sweden and the western USSR -- Coastal migration data as population indices for the peregrine falcon / James H. Enderson -- General discussion: A peregrine population index on the Maryland-Virginia coast ; A peregrine migration index in Wisconsin ; Kruyfhooft's migration index for Belgium -- Recent population trends among British raptors / Ian Prestt -- The status of the peregrine and other falconiforms in Africa / Tom J. Cade -- Hawk Mountain counts as population indices in northeastern America / Walter R. Spofford -- Brief reports: The status of the osprey. Population trends of ospreys in the northeastern United States / Roger T. Peterson ; Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay area / William H. Stickel ; The status of the osprey in Michigan in 1965 / Sergei Postupalsky ; Ospreys in northern Wisconsin / Daniel D. Berger and Helmut C. Mueller ; On the osprey situation in the German Democratic Republic / Karl Heinz Moll -- Brief reports: The status of eagles. Problems of the golden eagle in North America / Walter R. Spofford ; Population trends of the bald eagle in North America / Alexander Sprunt IV ; Population trends of the white-tailed sea eagle in North Germany / Günter Oehme -- Brief reports: The status of certain other raptors. Breeding populations of birds of prey in France / Jean-François Terrasse ; The status of Cooper's hawks in western Pennsylvania / Earl C. Schriver Jr. ; Population trends in Utah raptors / Clayton M. White ; Prairie falcon nesting success in Colorado in 1965 / James H. Enderson -- A harrier population study / Frances Hamerstrom -- Ringed peregrines in Great Britain / C.J. Mead -- Is there a genetic continuity concerned in eyrie maintenance? / Clayton M. White -- Passenger pigeons and peregrine ecology / Frank L. Beebe -- Research needs in reestablishing local raptorial bird populations / Morlan W. Nelson -- General discussion: Bias in peregrine census data ; Traditional use of nesting sites ; Genetic continuity at nesting sites ; Population turnover and fidelity to previous sites ; Return of young to nest near their hatching site ; Extra female at a nesting site ; Sex ratio of unpaired peregrines ; Egg-eating and failure to observe clutches of eggs ; Reactions of nesting raptors to intrusion -- Diseases in raptors : a review of the literature / Daniel O. Trainer -- Trichomonas gallinae as a factor in the decline of the peregrine falcon / Robert M. Stabler -- The possible role of infectious agents in the extinctions of species / Robert P. Hanson -- General discussion: The pigeon situation in British Columbia ; Trichomoniasis in the golden eagle ; Disease and interspecific population declines ; Pigeons as peregrine prey ; The evaluation of post-mortem findings ; Mortality in captive falcons ; The puzzle of synchronized population declines ; Causes of reproductive failure ; Synergism : pathogen and pesticide ; Vaccine effects ; Need to study living animals in their environment ; Strategic considerations in research planning -- Pesticide residues in fish and wildlife of California / Eldridge G. Hunt -- Roundtable discussion / Joseph J. Hickey, Ian Prestt, Lucille F. Stickel, William H. Stickel -- General discussion: Additive effects and interspecific variations in toxicity ; Pesticides on refuges in the United States ; Pesticide usage in underdeveloped countries ; Potential pesticide contamination in the Gulf of California ; The possible significance of dieldrin ; Regional use of specific chemicals -- General discussion: Predation by raccoons and great horned owls ; The effect of shooting on raptors ; Sonic booms and embryonic mortality ; The human populatin explosion in California -- Roundtable discussion. Introductory remarks / Dean Amadon ; The northern peregrine populations / Tom J. Cade ; Peregrine and prairie falcon life tables based on band-recovery data / James H. Enderson ; An ecological appraisal of the peregrine decline / F.N. Hamerstrom Jr. ; Hypotheses on peregrine population dynamics / Howard F. Young ; The significance of the decline / Gustav A. Swanson -- General discussion. Biology of the peregrine and other raptors : pigeons, pigeon fanciers and peregrines ; Botulism and salt secretion ; Raptor population models ; Peregrines and mammalian ground predators in Finland ; Reproductive potential of the sparrow hawk ; Golden eagles in the United States ; Long-term population trends in raptors -- Significance of conference data. The contamination of food-chains ; Chlorinated hydrocarbons and animal behavior ; Diseases reported in raptors ; Onset of the peregrine decline ; Peregrines and pesticides ; The peregrine on the list of endangered birds ; Some reflections on the pesticide controversy -- Research needs. Prairie falcons as subjects for study ; Sampling raptor populations ; Geographic gaps in ecological knowledge of the peregrine ; Need for residue analyses ; Research on Alaskan peregrines ; General survey of North American peregrines ; Strategic aspects of reestablishment techniques ; Research and the public conscience -- Conference summary and conclusions / Joseph J. Hickey and James E. Roelle -- Appendix. Scien |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Proceedings of an international conference sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, 1965, with the support of The National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, The Rachel Carson Fund of The National Audubon Society, The Frank M. Chapman Fund of The American Museum of Natural History, The Harry Steenbock Fund of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. |
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Local Note: |
NWRCCatalogISO20250428 |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Peregrine falcon populations. Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1969 (OCoLC)609588108 |
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Subject: |
Peregrine falcon--Congresses. |
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Bird populations--Congresses. |
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Birds. |
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Birds |
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Faucon pèlerin--Congrès. |
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Oiseaux--Populations--Congrès. |
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Oiseaux. |
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Birds fast |
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Bird populations fast |
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Peregrine falcon fast |
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Falconidae. nli |
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Population biology. nli |
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Bird populations. nli |
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Index - Genre/Form: |
Congress |
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Congresses. |
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proceedings (reports) aat |
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Conference papers and proceedings fast |
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Conference papers and proceedings. lcgft |
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Actes de congrès. rvmgf |
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Name Added Entry: |
Hickey, Joseph J. (Joseph James), 1907-1993, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfRDG9dQkQP8FTbR4YByd |
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University of Wisconsin. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7Jmtd7qkGMXVWjYQHmbtg |