Body-mass, survival, and pairing consequences of winter-diet restriction in wood ducks

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 822-832

  Demarest, Dean W ^a,c   Kaminski, Richard M ^a   Brennan, Leonard A ^a,d   Boyle, Carolyn R ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; Body mass; Cairinini; Ducks; Food; Mississippi; Mortality; Pairing; Survival; Winter; Wood duck

Indexed keywords

AIX; AIX SPONSA; ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANSER; AVES;

EID: 0030841502     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802190     Document Type: Article

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