Validity of using artificial nests to assess duck-nest success

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 163-171

  Butler, Michael A ^a,b   Rotella, Jay J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tennessee Conservation League   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Depredate; Ducks; Montana; Nest; Prairie; Predation; Technique; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; NESTING SUCCESS;

MONTANA; USA;

EID: 0031921555     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802274     Document Type: Article

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