Habitat use and range of west Indian whistling-ducks

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 171-178

  Staus, Nancy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Compositional analysis; Conservation; Dendrocygna arborea; GIS; Habitat use; Home range; Radiotelemetry; Selection; West Indian whistling duck

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FORAGING; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE;

BAHAMAS;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AVES; DENDROCYGNA ARBOREA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031977171     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802275     Document Type: Article

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