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Alaska Science Center - Biological Science Office Homepage for programs of the Biological Science Office at the Alaska Science Center in Anchorage on birds, mammals, ecosystems and habitats, fish and fisheries, and other biological subjects. (Score: 1.295)

Whales and walrus: tillers of the seafloor Report on seafloor marks in the Northeast Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea that were identified as pits and furrows caused by whales and walruses in the process of feeding on bottom crustaceans. (Score: 0.701)

Chronic Wasting Disease Information on National Wildlife Center research on Chonic Wasting Disease, a disease affecting the nervous system of elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer. (Score: 0.690)

Marine resources Detailed report with photos, graphs, and charts on marine resources of five large marine regions of the U.S. covering environment and physical features, and planktonic, benthic, fishery, amphibian, bird, and mammal resources. (Score: 0.690)

Nonindigenous Aquatic Mammal Distribution Information Descriptions and examples of deleterious effects of nonindigenous species with links to distribution maps, species lists and related information. (Score: 0.690)

Pollinator declines Discussion of the decline of domesticated honeybees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats and other mammals that have play a crucial role in the pollination of flowering commercial and wild plants with links to related information. (Score: 0.690)

Sea otter research at Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) Webpage on research on sea otters (Euhydra lutris) in the nearshore environment of the eastern Pacific Ocean with information on status of otters on the coast of Alaska, Washington, and California and link to fact sheet in pdf format. (Score: 0.660)

Arctic Refuge coastal plain terrestrial wildlife research summaries Updated summaries of research in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, on caribou, muskoxen, predators (grizzly bears, wolves, geolden eagles), polar bears, snow geese and their wildlife habitats with maps of land-cover and vegetation. (Score: 0.648)

Walrus research at the Alaska Science Center Review of current research on stock assessment of the Pacific walrus in the Chukchi and Bering Seas and interactions between walruses and their environment with links to walrus taxonomy, distribution, behavior, and relation to man (Score: 0.647)

Social science in natural resource management Describes how social scientists and natural resource managers work together to develop cooperation and public help in solving complex natural resource issues. Links to use of public surveys in project for black-tailed prairie dog management. (Score: 0.630)

Summary report of nonindigenous aquatic species in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 Report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with descriptions of exotic aquatic species introduced in the southeast United States with information on populations, geographic distribution, and orgins. (Score: 0.579)

Ungulate research in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region Overview of research studies on ungulates in the northern Rocky Mountaina area including moose, antelope, bison, elk, deer, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep. (Score: 0.526)

The challenges of capturing and tagging manatees along west coastal Florida Description of method of capturing and tagging manatees in western Florida for tracking by satellite telemetry. Presented at a forum on telemetry. (Score: 0.488)

North Atlantic right whale Description of the endangered North Atlantic right whale off the east coast of the U.S. reporting five major habitats: southeastern U.S. coastal waters, the Great South Channel, Cape Cod Bay, the Bay of Fundy, and the Scotian Shelf. (Score: 0.479)

Grizzly bear and black bear ecology Summaries of research projects on black bear and grizzly ecology and ecosystems supporting the populations and bibliography of related publications. (Score: 0.464)

Monitoring grizzly bear populations using DNA Description of project monitoring the status of Greater Glacier National Park Areas grizzly bear and black bear populations using genetic techniques on DNA from bear hair or scats without handling bears, with photos and discussion of methods. (Score: 0.464)

Biological research on bison and brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem Overview and brief summaries of the current bison and brucellosis studies being conducted by USGS and collaborating scientists in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystems, with links to other related bison and brucellosis studies. (Score: 0.459)

Birds and Mammals Observed by Lewis & Clark in North Dakota (Score: 0.452)

Center for Aquatic Resource Studies - poster presentations Poster presentations for Center for Aquatic Resource Studies projects related to Greater Everglades, marine and coastal studies, manatees, coastal ecology, nonindigenous species, mussels, and herpetology. (Score: 0.413)

Radio tracking manatees to assess the impact of hydrologic changes in southwest Florida Report on the Sirenia Project use of a radio tracking study to determine manatee movement patterns and habitat to develop ecological models to understand and predict the effects of hydrologic restoration on manatees in Southwest Florida. (Score: 0.413)

Using strip-transect aerial surveys to estimate manatee abundance in the Ten Thousand Islands region of southwest Florida Report on use of strip-transect aerial surveys to obtain minimum manatee counts and distribution information in area if Ten Thousand Islands, Florida, with maps, diagrams, and information on method and results. (Score: 0.413)

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Definition: Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals of the class Mammalia, including humans, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin and, in the female, milk-producing mammary glands for nourishing the young. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.]