Effects of spring feeding on body condition of captivereared ring-necked pheasants in great britain

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 557-563

  Draycott, Roger A H ^a   Hoodless, Andrew N ^a,b   Ludiman, Mark N ^a,b   Robertson, Peter A ^a,b  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body condition; Diet; Fat deposits; Great britain; Intensive agriculture; Phaslanus colcliictis; Ringnecked pheasant; Supplemental feeding

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITOION; CAPTIVE BREEDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; RING-NECKED PHEASANT; SPRING;

UK, ENGLAND;

PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0031841923     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802329     Document Type: Article

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