Survival and philopatry of female dabbling ducks in Southcentral Saskatchewan

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 560-568

  Arnold, Todd W ^a   Clark, Robert G ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American wigeon; Anas spp.; blue winged teal; gadwall; mallard; mark recapture; northern shoveler; philopatry; Saskatchewan; survival

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS AMERICANA; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS DISCORS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANAS STREPERA; ANSER; PLATYRHYNCHOS; STREPERA;

DABBLING DUCK; EMIGRATION; MARK-RECAPTURE; PHILOPATRY; SURVIVAL;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, ST DENIS NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA;

EID: 0029660358     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802073     Document Type: Article

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