Dispersal and mortality of adult drake pintails (Anas acuta) / Robert T. Sterling
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TextSeries: Thesis. (M.A.)Publication details: Saskatoon, SK : University of Saskatchewan, 1966.Abstract: Knowledge of the direction, distance and rate of dispersal of North American waterfowl is of considerable importance in the study of their behaviour and ecology. The determination of mortality is a pre-requisite to an understanding of their population dynamics. The purpose of the present study was to determine the distribution and mortality characteristics of adult male pintails moulting on a marsh near the heart of the breeding range of the species in North America. In North America in the early part of this century, bird-banding activities grew rapidly. The American Bird-Banding Association, a private organization,was formed in New York City in 1909 to serve as a center for processing the growing volume of records. In 1920 the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey (the present U.S. Fish and Wildlfie Service) assumed responsibility for this work (Rustad, 1959). Waterfowl banding in the United States and Canada is now the joint responsibility of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service and the
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Knowledge of the direction, distance and rate of dispersal of North American waterfowl is of considerable importance in the study of their behaviour and ecology. The determination of mortality is a pre-requisite to an understanding of their population dynamics. The purpose of the present study was to determine the distribution and mortality characteristics of adult male pintails moulting on a marsh near the heart of the breeding range of the species in North America. In North America in the early part of this century, bird-banding activities grew rapidly. The American Bird-Banding Association, a private organization,was formed in New York City in 1909 to serve as a center for processing the growing volume of records. In 1920 the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey (the present U.S. Fish and Wildlfie Service) assumed responsibility for this work (Rustad, 1959). Waterfowl banding in the United States and Canada is now the joint responsibility of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service and the