The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Volume 112, Number 3 (July-September 1998)

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Articles
Observations on the breeding and development of the Plains Spadefoot Toad, Spea bombifrons, in southern Alberta — M.A. KLASSEN387
Long-term persistence of DDT in shrews, Soricidae, from Maine — DUSTIN W. PERKINS, THOMAS P. HODGMAN, RAY B. OWEN, and JOHN B. DIMOND393
Activity and use of active gravel pads and tundra by Caribou, Rangifer tarandus granti, within the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska — LYNN E. NOEL, ROBERT H. POLLARD, WARREN B. BALLARD, and MATTHEW A. CRONIN400
Notes on forest succession in old fields in southeastern Ontario: the woody species — A. CROWDER and R. HARMSEN410
Large suprabenthic Daphnia middendorffiana from an alpine lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains — FRANK M. WILHELM, ALISTAIR K. HARDIE, A. SCOTT McNAUGHT and SHARI L. CLARE419
Selection of candidate species of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) to be considered for national status designation by COSEWIC — JANICE L. METCALFE-SMITH, SHAWN K. STATON, GERALD L. MACKIE, and NANCY M. LANE425
Distribution of small mammals among successional and mature forest types in western Labrador — NEAL P.P. SIMON, FRANCIS E. SCHWAB, ERIC M. BAGGS, and G.I. Mct. COWAN441
Nocturnal foraging vehaviour of Black Bears, Ursus americanus, on Moresby Island, British Columbia — T.E. REIMCHEN446
Derby-determined vital statistics and trends of the Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus dolomieu, recreational fishery in the middle reaches of Grand River, Ontario — STEVEN J. COOKE, CHRISTOPHER M. BUNT, and R. SCOTT McKINLEY451
Feeding ecology of juvenile Lake Sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, in Northern Ontario — F. WILLIAM H. BEAMISH, DAVID L.G. NOAKES, and ANDREW ROSSITER459
Using snares to live-capture Beaver, Castor canadensis — MARK C. McKINSTRY and STANLEY H. ANDERSON469
Breeding ecology and status of the Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, in the subarctic of the Northwest Territories — MICHAEL A. FOURNIER and JAMES E. HINES474
Status of the Bearded Owl-clover, Triphysaria versicolor ssp. versicolor (Scrophulariaceae) in Canada — JENIFER L. PENNY, GEORGE W. DOUGLAS, and GERALDINE A. ALLEN481
Movements and activity of Caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou, of the Torngat Mountains, northern Labrador and Quebec — JAMES A. SCHAEFER and STUARD N. LUTTICH486
Status of the Yellow Montane Violet, Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa (Violaceae) in Canada — GEORGE W. DOUGLAS and MICHAEL RYAN491
Observations on the ecology of the lichen genus Bryoria in high elevation conifer forests — TREVOR GOWARD496
The diet of nesting Ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, in Labrador — TONY E. CHUBBS and PERRY G. TRIMPER502
New records from the nothern range of the Plains Spadefoot Toad, Spea bombifrons, in Alberta — RICHARD D. LAUZON and PETER BALAGUS506
Notes
Post-dispersal seed predation in the temperate rainforest of southeast Alaska — TERESA BERMEJO, ANNA TRAVESET, and MARY F. WILLSON510
Does the Whitlow-grass Draba sibirica (Pall.) Thell. occur in North America? — ALEXANDRA N. BERKUTENKO513
Daily departure and return patterns of Wolves, Canis lupus, from a den at 80 degrees N latitude — L. DAVID MECH and SAMUEL B. MERRILL515
Evidence of spring staging and migration route of individual breeding Harlequin Ducks, Histrionicus histrionicus, in southern British Columbia — KENNETH G. WRIGHT, GREGORY J. ROBERTSON, R. IAN GOUDIE518
Displacement of a large Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, colony following human disturbance — D.K. CAIRNS, R.L. DIBBLEE, and P.-Y. DAOUST520
Visitation of the endemic Dwarf Lake Iris, Iris lacustris, by halicted bees, Augochlorella striata — BRENDON M.H. LARSON522
First nest record of the Northern Hawk-Owl, Surnia ulula, in Nova Scotia — C.G. BRENNAN and R.F. LAUFF524
Captures of mice, Peromyscus, in two sizes of Sherman live traps — JOSEPH C. WHITTAKER, GEORGE A. FELDHAMER, and EDWARD M. CHARLES527
Distraction displays made by female Common Eiders, Somateria mollissima borealis, in response to human disturbance — MAUREEN F. KAY and H. GRANT GILCHRIST529
Free-ranging Eurasian Beavers, Castor fiber, deposit anal gland secretion when sent marking — FRANK ROSELL and FRODE BERGAN532
Pine Martin, Martes martes, as a Eurasian Beaver, Castor fiber, lodge occupant and possible predator — FRANK ROSELL and BJORNAR HOVDE 535
Zinc tolerance in Wavy Hairgrass, Deschampsia flexuosa, growing in acid soil beneath a corroding galvanized electrical tansmission tower — AXEL M. BENDOMIR and ROGER JONES536
Triplets in Mountain Goats, Oreamnos americanus — MANFRED HOEFS and ULI NOWLAN539
News and Comment
Notices: By-law amendment, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club — Call for Nominations: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 1998 Awards — Call for Nominations: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 1999 Council — Errata: The Canadian Field-Naturalist 112(2) — Status Evaluation of Animals Inhabiting Canada's Forests — Canadian Species at Risk: April 1998 — Recovery: An Endangered Species Newsletter — Recovery of Nationally Endangered Wildlife: RENEW Report Number 8 1996/97 — Global Biodiversity: Canadian Museum of Nature — Sea Wind: Bulletin of Ocean Voice International — Froglog: Newsletter of the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (DAPTF) — Marine Turtle Newsletter Canadian Association of Herpetologists Bulletin — The Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network — Catalogue of Type Specimens in the Vascular Plant Herbarium of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Ottawa541
The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 1997 Awards545
Minutes of the 119th Annual Business Meeting of The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 27 January 1998548
A tribute to Hugh Miller Raup, 1901-1995 — WILLIAM J. CODY557
Book Reviews
Zoology: The Great Blue Heron: A Natural History and Ecology of a Seashore Sentinel — The Science of Overabundance: Deer Ecology and Population Management — The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds565
Botany: The Ferns and Allied Plants of New England — Revised Checklist of New York State Plants — The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behaviour — Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta568
Environment: Passing the Buck: Federalism and Canadian Environmental Policy — A Nature Guide to Ontario — The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems — Life in 2030: Exploring a Sustainable Future for Canada 571
Miscellaneous: The Bird Collectors 574
New Titles575
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Mailing date: 9 December 1998

ISSN: 0008-3550



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