Some Population Parameters of Sandhill Cranes from Mid-Continental North America

1984 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Tacha ◽  
Paul A. Vohs
1989 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Tacha ◽  
Donald E. Haley ◽  
Paul A. Vohs

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
J. Drew Lanham

This chapter shows how the author journeyed out to Nebraska in the last days of March to witness the tail end of one of the great ornithological wonders in North America: the northward migration of sandhill cranes along the Platte River. For probably 10,000 years or more, the tall, steel-gray birds have thrown their unmusically beautiful calls across the shallow floodplain that is now in the heart of America's corn and burger-producing breadbasket. In the air they were gracefully buoyant and powerful fliers. On the ground they were just as stately — walking, stalking, dancing, and prancing as crane-kind does. When one is surrounded by cranes it is easy to understand how the family of birds have generated awe and worship around the world.


1984 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Tacha ◽  
Paul A. Vohs ◽  
George C. Iverson

1985 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Tacha ◽  
Paul A. Vohs ◽  
William D. Warde

Waterbirds ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A. Hobson ◽  
Steven Van Wilgenburg ◽  
Leonard I. Wassenaar ◽  
Helen Hands ◽  
William P. Johnson ◽  
...  

1983 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
George C. Iverson ◽  
Paul A. Vohs ◽  
A. Alan Kocan ◽  
Kenneth A. Waldrup

1983 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 513-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Švihra ◽  
W. Jan A. Volney

AbstractScolytus multistriatus female adults demonstrated a distinct preference for English and Siberian elm over Chinese elm in attacking bolts and establishing egg galleries. Density of attacks appeared related to bark roughness of the exposed bolt. A ranking of elm species suitability for S. multistriatus is thus possible. Some of the females forced to attack Chinese elm died after making nuptial chambers but before establishing egg galleries. Egg production by females was unaffected by attack densities observed, elm species, or the place where the trial was conducted. In the laboratory, survival from egg to adult was lower in Chinese elm than in English or Siberian elm. Ability of the larvae to mine outer bark at high densities is believed to be a response to intraspecific competition and probably enhances survival. The first estimates of subcortical population parameters are presented for this species in North America. Adaptive value of variations in relationships between the beetle and various elm species is discussed.


1987 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Tacha ◽  
Paul A. Vohs ◽  
George C. Iverson

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