CONTENTS 



Research Highlights — Continued 



Upland wildlife ecology — Continued P»8e 



Cottontail chemistry, biology 30 



Carrying capacity for bobwhite quail 31 



Wild turkey studies 31 



Prairie chicken habitat preference 32 



Ruffed grouse moisture requirements 32 



Fur animals 32 



Beaver 32 



Mink 33 



Artie fox 33 



Sea otter 34 



Marten 34 



Fisher 34 



Game bird introduction 35 



Classification, distribution, and life-history studies 37 



Curatorial work 37 



Taxonomic and distribution studies 37 



Walrus 37 



Bat banding 37 



Rare and endangered species 37 



Animal damage control 38 



Blackbirds 39 



Birds and aircraft 40 



A better gopher poison 41 



Rangeland spraying in pocket-gopher control 41 



Forest animal damage control 42 



Protection for packaged goods 43 



Nutria control 43 



Reproduction inhibitors for controlling coyotes 43 



Pesticide-wildlife relations 45 



Pesticide-quail studies at Patuxent 45 



Pesticide residues in animal tissues 46 



Pesticide projects at the Denver Center 46 



Wildlife diseases and parasites 48 



Botulism studies at Bear River 48 



Chemical method of controlling botulism studies 49 



Disease studies at Patuxent 49 



Waterfowl parasite publication 50 



Publications 50 



Appendixes 



A. Organization chart (chart) 52 



B. Location of Wildlife Research Stations (map) 53 



C. Funds available 54 



D. Bureau and branch offices related to research 55 



E. Publications, 1962 58 



IV 



