Wetland use, settling patterns, and recruitment in mallards

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 736-746

  Krapu, Gary L ^a   Greenwood, Raymond J ^a   Dwyer, Chris P ^a,b   Kraft, Kathy M ^a,c   Cowardin, Lewis M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Ohio Division of Wildlife   (United States)

^c Jamestown College   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Breeding pairs; Conservation Reserve Program; Drought; Land use; Mallard; May ponds; Pond density; Prairie Pothole Region; Seasonal ponds; Wetland complexes; Wetland use

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANSER; ARIAS; ARIAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0030847664     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802180     Document Type: Article

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