Selected Research Publication Series of the U.S . Fish and Wildlife Service, 1889-1985 Compiled by Thomas J. Cortese Barbara A. Groshek UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Resource Publication 159 Washington, DC " 1987 Preface This bibliography provides a detailed record of publications in 10 selected Research and Development series produced by the U.S . Fish and Wildlife Service and its predecessor agencies in the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. Some of the series, published before the establishment of the Service, are primarily of historical interest. The more than 2,000 citations refer- enced demonstrate the variety, scope, and depth of research undertaken by the Service, and reflect the changing emphases in fish and wildlife research since 1889-from husbandry and predator control to sophisticated applications of new technologies . The annotated list of publications in each series is preceeded by a short introduc- tion that includes a brief history of the series. Listings are complete through December 1985, after which some series titles were changed . Author, species, and subject indexes are provided under a separate cover. Thomas J . Cortese Barbara A. Groshek Acknowledgments We are grateful to Marla Chenot and Mark Schaefer, Fort Collins, Colorado, for collecting information for this compilation ; to Joyce Mann, National Fisheries Center-Leetown, West Virginia, for preparing the Fish .Disease Leaflet portion; and to Dora Ibarra, National Ecology Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, for helping to prepare the FWS/OBS section for the now inactive Office of Biological Services. Contents Page Preface . ii Acknowledgments . Abstract . 1 History of the Fish and Wildlife Service . 1 Research and Development Series . 3 Series and Availability . 3 Series Description . 4 Bibliography . 7 North American Fauna . 8 Wildlife Research Report . 14 Research Report . 17 Special Scientific Report-Wildlife . 24 Technical Paper . 41 Resource Publication . 52 Wildlife Leaflet . 65 Fish Disease Leaflet . 92 Investigations in Fish Control . 95 FWSlOBS . 104 . Appendix A. Research and Development Facilities . 158 Appendix B. Federal Government Regional Depository Libraries . 161 Selected Research Publication Series of the U .S . Fish and Wildlife Service, 1_889-1985 compiled by Thomas J. Cortese Office ofInformation Transfer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1025 Pennock Place, Suite 212 Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 Barbara A. Groshek Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology Wagar Building Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 Abstract This bibliography includes annotated citations for 2,037 scientific and technical publica- tions from 10 selected series issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Included are a history of the evolution of the Service, information on publication availability, descrip- tion ofthe series, and addresses ofResearch and Development facilities. Indexes to authors, species, and subjects are provided under a separate cover. History of the U.S . Fish and Department of Commerce in 1903 and renamed the Bureau of Fisheries . The Division of Economic Wildlife Service Ornithology and Mammalogy was established pri- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal marily to study the food habits, distribution, and agency through which the Federal Government migration of birds and mammals-especially those carries out its responsibilities to conserve, protect, that had an impact on agriculture. The Division and enhance the Nation's fish and wildlife and their gradually accumulated responsibilities and under- habitats for the continuing benefit of the people. went several name changes before it was renamed Specifically, the Service manages migratory birds, the Bureau of Biological Survey in 1905. In addition endangered species, certain marine mammals, and to studying the abundance, distribution, and habitats freshwater and anadromous fishes. of birds and mammals, the Survey managed the The Service's origin can be traced back to the crea- Nation's first wildlife refuges, controlled predators, tion of the U .S . Commission on Fish and Fisheries enforced wildlife laws, and conserved dwindling in 1871 and the Office of Economic Ornithology, populations of ducks, and geese, and other migratory Division of Entomology, Department of Agriculture birds. in 1885 (Fig. 1). The U.S . Commission on Fish and The Bureau of Fisheries of the Department of Fisheries was established to study the decrease of Commerce and the Bureau of Biological Survey of the Nation's food fishes and to recommend ways of the Department of Agriculture were transferred to reversing the decline. It was transferred to the the Department of the Interior in 1939; the two Division of Entomology (1885) U.S . Commission on Fish and Fisheries (1871) Dept. of Agriculture Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy (1886) Dept . of Agriculture Division of Biological Survey (1896) Dept . of Agriculture Bureau of Biological Survey (1905) Bureau of Fisheries (1903) Dept . of Agriculture Dept . of Commerce Transferred to Dept . of the Interior (1939) Fish and Wildlife Service (1940) U.S . Fish and Wildlife Service (1956 Fish and Wildlife Act) Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (1956) Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (1956) Transferred to Dept. of Commerce (1970) U.S . Fish and Wildlife Service (1974 Act of Congress) Fig. 1. History of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . (Adapted from W .J. Chandler. 1985 . The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Audubon Wildlife Report 1985. The National Audubon Society, New York.) bureaus were combined and named the Fish and Bureau of Commercial Fisheries was transferred to Wildlife Service in 1940. Further reorganization the Department of Commerce in 1970 to put all came in 1956 when the Fish and Wildlife Act created marine fishery activities-commercial and sport- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The conflict be- into one agency. The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and tween sport and commercial fishing led to com- Wildlife remained in the Department of the Interior. promise legislation that divided the U.S . Fish and In accordance with the 1974 Act of Congress, the Wildlife Service into two bureaus-Commercial agency retained the earlier name, U .S . Fish and Fisheries and Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. The Wildlife Service . In 1987, The Service consisted of a headquarters Leaflet, beginning in 1984. For information contact: office in Washington, D.C., 8 regional offices, U.S. Department of Commerce 13 major research centers, more than 40 cooperative National Technical Information Service research units, a variety of field offices, other in- 5285 Port Royal Road stallations that included national wildlife refuges Springfield, VA 22161 and National Fish Hatcheries, and a nationwide law (703) 487-4650 or FTS 737-4650 enforcement network. The following Research Centers have limited sup- plies of the series indicated for free distribution: Investigations in Fish Control: U.S . Fish and Research and Development Series Wildlife Service, National Fisheries Research Center, Office of Technical Information, P.O . Many of the publications listed are out of print; Box 818, LaCrosse, WI 54601. (608) 783-6451 . others may be available only in limited quantities. Fish Disease Leaflet: U.S. Fish and Wildlife (In 1985, two pairs of series publications were com- Service, National Fisheries Center-Leetown, bined and the names of two others were changed, Technical Information Service, Box 700, as shown in Table l ; a description of the series as Kearneysville, WV 25430. (304) 725-8461 or FTS arranged in 1985 is shown in Table 2.) 925-5211. FWS/OBS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Series Office of Information Transfer, Research and Titles Development Publications Management Coor- North American Fauna dinator, 1025 Pennock Place, Suite 212, Fort Col- Special Scientific Report-Wildlife lins, CO 80524. (303) 493-8401 or FTS 323-5401 . Technical Paper Some series publications, except Biological Research Report Report, Fish Disease Leaflet, and Investigations in Wildlife Research Report Fish Control, are available at no charge from: Wildlife Leaflet U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication Publications Unit Investigations in Fish Control Matomic Building, Room 148 Fish Disease Leaflet Washington, DC 20240 FWSIOBS (202) 253-6306 or FTS 254-6306 Availability of Publications Publication Requests Many of the publications cited in this bibliography When making request are out of print. Copies of most are available on loan for publications please include the series name, number, from any of the Federal Government Regional author(s), and com- plete title . (Where telephone Depository Libraries listed in Appendix B (p. 161), numbers are given above, FTS refers to the Federal and from other Federal Government Depository Telecommunica- tions Network.) Libraries throughout the United States. For more information contact: U.S. Government Printing Office Table 1 . Changes in names of Research and Devel- Library Program Services (SLLA) opment Jackson Alley, Room A-150 publications in 1985. Washington, DC 20401 Former Name (202) 275-1040 or FTS 275-1040 New Name Wildlife Leaflet Copies of certain publications listed here are Fish and Wildlife Leaflet available for purchase (photocopies or microform) Research Report Fish and Wildlife from the National Technical Information Service: Wildlife Research Report Research FWSIOBS beginning with 76/01.1 ; Resource Publi- Technical Paper Fish and Wildlife