Acorn selection by female wood ducks

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 592-602

  Barras, Scott C ^a,b   Kaminski, Richard M ^a   Brennan, Leonard A ^a,c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Timbers Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

acorns; Aix sponsa; Anas platyrhynchos; foraging; forested wetlands; mallard; Mississippi; oak; Quercus spp.; waterfowl; winter; wood duck

Indexed keywords

ACORN; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; WINTER; WOOD DUCK;

AIX SPONSA; FAGACEAE; QUERCUS FALCATA PAGODAEFOLIA; QUERCUS NIGRA; QUERCUS NUTTALLII; QUERCUS PHELLOS;

EID: 0029660366     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802077     Document Type: Article

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