Evaluating evidence to identify ground-nest predators in west Texas

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 826-831

  Hernandez, Fidel ^a,b   Rollins, Dale ^c   Cantu, Ruben ^d  

^a ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobwhite; Colinus virginianus; Meleagris gallopavo; Nest depredation; Remote sensing techniques; Texas; TrailMaster; Wild turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031418528     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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