Survival of radiomarked canvasback ducklings in Northwestern Minnesota

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 120-132

  Korschgen, Carl E ^a   Kenow, Kevin P ^a   Green, William L ^a   Johnson, Douglas H ^b   Samuel, Michael D ^c   Sileo, Louis ^c  

^a National Biological Service   (United States)

^b National Biological Service   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge; Aythya valisineria; canvasback; duckling survival; mortality; radiotelemetry; survival analysis

Indexed keywords

CANVASBACK; MORTALITY; NESTLING SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL;

USA, MINNESOTA, AGASSIZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE;

AYTHYA VALISINERIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0029668162     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802046     Document Type: Article

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