| effects of bridge construction on songbirds and small mammals at blennerhassett island, ohio river, usa. | construction of man-made objects such as roads and bridges may have impacts on wildlife depending on species or location. we investigated songbirds and small mammals along the ohio river, wv, usa at a new bridge both before and after construction and at a bridge crossing that was present throughout the study. comparisons were made at each site over three time periods (1985-1987 [phase i] and 1998-2000 [phase ii] [pre-construction], 2007-2009 [phase iii] [post-construction]) and at three distance ... | 2013 | 23435850 |
| evidence of avian metapneumovirus subtype c infection of wild birds in georgia, south carolina, arkansas and ohio, usa. | metapneumoviruses (mpvs) were first reported in avian species (ampvs) in the late 1970s and in humans in 2001. although ampvs have been reported in europe and asia for over 20 years, the virus first appeared in the united states in 1996, leaving many to question the origin of the virus and why it proved to be a different subtype from those found elsewhere. to examine the potential role of migratory waterfowl and other wild birds in ampv spread, our study focused on determining whether population ... | 2008 | 18568663 |
| alpha-chloralose immobilization of rock doves in ohio. | to improve capture efficacy of rock doves (columba livia) in nuisance situations, we reevaluated the effectiveness of three dosages (60, 120 and 180 mg/kg) of alpha-chloralose (ac). responses to immobilization using 180 mg/kg ac also were compared in rock doves deprived of food for 16 hr and not food deprived. mean (+/- se) time to first effects (33 +/- 2 min) and mean time to capture (94 +/- 5 min) were significantly less for rock doves receiving 180 mg/kg than for rock doves receiving lower do ... | 1999 | 10231749 |