Aberrant horn growth and masculine behavior in a female bighorn sheep from the North Dakota badlands

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 1602-1604
Author(s):  
William F. Jensen ◽  
Robert W. Seabloom ◽  
James V. Mckenzie
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Genetic Defect ◽  
Bighorn Sheep ◽  
Ovis Canadensis ◽  
The North ◽  
Horn Growth ◽  
Masculine Behavior ◽  
And Behavior

On 11 March 1987 an adult female bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) with abnormally large horns was captured in the badlands of North Dakota. Subsequent observations of this individual suggested malelike behavior. Possible explanations of this abnormal horn growth and behavior are a genetic defect or an endocrine imbalance.

scholarly journals Observations on Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis m. melanoleucus) Nesting and Behavior in the North Carolina Sandhills

2012 ◽  
Vol 128 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 92-94
Author(s):  
Jeffrey C. Beane ◽  
L. Todd Pusser
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Nesting Behavior ◽  
Pine Barrens ◽  
The North ◽  
Pine Snake ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Nesting behavior in the Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis m. melanoleucus) is poorly documented outside of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Two natural nests of P. m. melanoleucus are described from the North Carolina Sandhills. One was modified from a pre-existing subterranean refugium, and was also used by at least one adult male; one adult female; and one post-emergent, post-ecdytic hatchling Pine Snake during the same season.

June 2002 floods in the Red River of the North basin in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregg J. Wiche ◽  
K.G. Guttormson ◽  
S.M. Robinson ◽  
G.B. Mitton ◽  
B.J. Bramer
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Red River ◽  
The North

The North Dakota State Mill and Elevator

1938 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-51
Author(s):  
Gilbert W. Cooke
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
The North

scholarly journals Brucellosis in Captive Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Caused by Brucella abortus Biovar 4

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry J. Kreeger ◽  
Walter E. Cook ◽  
William H. Edwards ◽  
Todd Cornish
Keyword(s):  
Brucella Abortus ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Bighorn Sheep ◽  
Ovis Canadensis

A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Megetra (Coleoptera: Meloidae) with Ecological and Behavioral Notes

1965 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 561-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Selander
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
North American ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Seasonal Distribution ◽  
The State ◽  
Northern Arizona ◽  
The North ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract>Three species are recognized in the North American genus Megetra LeConte. The most distinctive of these anatomically and ecologically is M. cancellata (Brandt and Erichson), which ranges discontinuously from Arizona and New Mexico to the state of Hidalgo in México and occurs in limited sympatry with both of its congeners. Megetra vittata (LeConte) ranges from northern Arizona to western Texas. It appears to be strictly allopatric with, and similar ecologically to, M. punctata, new species, which ranges from southern Arizona and New Mexico to Durango, México. Specific diagnoses are made on the basis of characters of adult and, for M. cancellata and M. punctata, larval anatomy. Intraspecific variation in several adult characters is analyzed. Notes on the seasonal distribution, habitat, and behavior of the adult beetles are included.

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