Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Results: 571



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51Zoology / Fauna of Europe / Mallard / American Black Duck / Hunting / Anas / Ducks / Ornithology

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Population Change and Abundance of Black Ducks and Mallards in Eastern North America The Challenge: Over the last half of the 20th century, the breeding range of American black duck (Ana

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Language: English - Date: 2012-12-19 14:58:55
52Wetland / Marcellus Formation / United States Geological Survey / Science / Geology / Aquatic ecology / Geography of the United States

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Energy Extraction in the Marcellus Shale and Environmental Quality The Challenge: Water resource quality is a primary concern relative to natural gas extraction from the Marcellus Shale.

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Language: English - Date: 2014-04-10 07:40:34
53Rivers / Water streams / Earth / Sustainability / Hydrology / Conservation biology / Adaptive management / Drainage basin / River source / Water / Environment / Fluvial landforms

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Making decisions for headwater stream conservation at the watershed scale The Challenge: Headwater stream ecosystems are important to natural resource managers not only because of th

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-16 09:31:37
54Wetland / Fluid dynamics / Tropical cyclone / Meteorology / Atmospheric sciences / Aquatic ecology

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Hurricane Sandy Impacts on Coastal Wetland Resilience in the Northeast United States The Challenge: The high winds and storm surge associated with Hurricane Sandy impacted coastal wetlan

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Language: English - Date: 2014-01-29 15:12:21
55Endocrine disruptor / Endocrinology / Hatchling / Poikilotherm / Reproductive system / Turtle / Red-eared slider / Egg / Reptile / Zoology / Reproduction / Biology

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Endocrine Active Effects on Turtle Embryonic Development The Challenge: Emerging contaminants may be in part responsible for recent endocrine disruption observed in fish in the Chesapeak

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Language: English - Date: 2015-01-15 08:05:17
56Persistent organic pollutants / Organic chemistry / Decabromodiphenyl ether / Endocrine disruptors / Tetrabromobisphenol A / Diphenyl ether / Bisphenol A / Flame / United States Geological Survey / Flame retardants / Organobromides / Chemistry

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Avian Egg Injection Studies for Assessing Adverse Outcomes Associated with Exposure to Flame Retardants The Challenge: The use of flame retardants (FRs) as additives in a variety of cons

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Language: English - Date: 2015-01-13 10:16:48
57Medicine / Hormone / Trenbolone / Hexabromocyclododecane / Endocrine system / Endocrinology / Biology / Endocrine disruptor

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Multigenerational and egg injection studies for endocrine disruptive chemicals in birds The Challenge: Wildlife are exposed throughout their lives to low levels of natural and synthetic

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Language: English - Date: 2015-01-16 13:46:53
58Rivers / Water streams / Earth / Sustainability / Hydrology / Conservation biology / Adaptive management / Drainage basin / River source / Water / Environment / Fluvial landforms

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Making decisions for headwater stream conservation at the watershed scale The Challenge: Headwater stream ecosystems are important to natural resource managers not only because of th

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-16 09:31:37
59Ornithology / Dendroica / Biology / Bird / Blackpoll Warbler / Zoology / Bird flight / Bird migration

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Response of Migrating Birds to Hurricane Sandy The Challenge: Each autumn, millions of landbirds migrate from breeding areas in the U.S. and Canada to more southerly wintering areas. Be

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Language: English - Date: 2015-01-26 15:19:10
60Ornithology / Dendroica / Biology / Bird / Blackpoll Warbler / Zoology / Bird flight / Bird migration

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Response of Migrating Birds to Hurricane Sandy The Challenge: Each autumn, millions of landbirds migrate from breeding areas in the U.S. and Canada to more southerly wintering areas. Be

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Language: English - Date: 2015-01-26 15:19:10
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