Scaled quail use of different seral stages in the Chihuahuan Desert

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 550-556

  Saiwana, Lewis ^a   Holechek, Jerry L ^a   Tembo, Ackim ^a   Valdez, Paul ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid lands; Callipela suamata; Game birds; Grazing; Rangeland; Scaled quail; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGELAND; SCALED QUAIL;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NEW MEXICO; USA;

CALLIPELA SQUAMATA; CALLIPEPLA SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031830817     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802328     Document Type: Article

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