Browsing Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences by Subject "Baja California"
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A Dietary Analysis of Hippoglossina stomata Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1980 (Pisces: Bothidae) along the Western Coast of Baja California, Mexico
A benthic trawl survey was conducted at depths of 38 to 218 m in <br /><br />September of 1990 along the western coast of Baja California on board the RA^ <br /><br />El Puma. A dietary analysis of 67 Hippoglossina stomata ... -
A Report on the Herpetofauna of the Vizcaino Peninsula, Baja California, Mexico, with a Discussion of its Biogeographic and Taxonomic Implications
The Sierra Vizcaino and Sierra Santa Clara are located along the west <br /><br />coast of central Baja California and compose the continental portion of the Viz- <br /><br />caino Peninsula. A survey of the herpetofauna ... -
Activities and Catch Composition of Artisanal Elasmobranch Fishing Sites on the Eastern Coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico
Eighty–three artisanal fishing sites were documented from seasonal surveys of the Gulf of California coast of Baja California Sur conducted during El Nin˜o (1998) and La Nin˜a (1999) conditions. The direct targeting of ... -
An Annotated Bibliography of References to Historical Distributions of Pronghorn in Southern and Baja California
Recent pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) translocations to southern California and the establishment of captive populations of endangered desert pronghorn have revived interest in the historical occurrence of pronghorn in ... -
Food Habits of Spotted Sand Bass (Paralabrax maculatofasciatus, Serranidae) from Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California
In this study, we compare feeding habits of spotted sand bass, Par- <br /><br />alabrax maculatofasciatus, between two sampling periods, fall 1992 and spring <br /><br />1994, characterized by different local oceanographic ... -
One Mass Stranding, Not Two, of Sperm Whales at La Paz, Baja California, 1954
I visited La Paz on 6 February 1954, and found three sperm whales in advanced stages of decomposition, on an inner, shallow beach, just east of the city of La Paz. I also received details of the mass stranding from two ... -
Osprey Distribution, Abundance, and Status in Western North America: III. The Baja California and Gulf of California Population
An estimated 810 ± 55 pairs (minimum estimate) of ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) were nesting in the study area during our survey (24 March-1 April 1977). Approximately 174 pairs nested along the Pacific side of Baja California, ... -
Polychaete Fauna from San Quintin Bay, Baja California, Mexico
Polychaete annelids collected in San Quintin Bay were analyzed. Thir- <br /><br />ty-nine stations were sampled with a geological type corer in December 1992, in <br /><br />depths of 2 to 6 m. A total of 677 polychaetes ... -
Shorebirds and Benthic Fauna of Tidal Mudflats in Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California, Mexico
We studied habitat use by shorebirds as related to tide and benthic <br /><br />invertebrates on three mudflats at Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California, <br /><br />Mexico, between January and April, 2000. We recorded ... -
Status of Nesting Ospreys in Coastal Baja California, Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, 1977 and 1992-1993.
We used a double-sampling technique (air + ground surveys), with partial double coverage and an additional adjustment for lack of nesting synchrony in southern latitudes, to estimate the size of the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) ... -
The Status of Neotoma anthonyi (Rodentia, Muridae, Cricetinae) of Todos Santos Islands, Baja California, Mexico
The present conservation status of the Todos Santos Islands packrat (Neotoma anthonyi) was determined through live trapping, search for evidence and interviews with local inhabitants. It is concluded that this species is ... -
Two Cretaceous Nautiloids from Baja California, Mexico, and Southern California
Two cretaceous nautiloids from Baja California, Mexico, and southern California by Frederick A. Sundberg. Bull. Southern California Acad. Sci., 83(1):43-52, 1984. Two genera of nautiloids not previously reported from the ...