Site selection and nest success of ring-necked pheasants as a function of location in Iowa landscapes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 976-989

  Clark, William R ^a   Schmitz, Richard A ^a,c   Bogenschutz, Todd R ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorical and regression trees; Habitat selection; Iowa; Landscape configuration; Logistic; Nest success; Phasianus colchicus; Predation; Regression; Ring necked pheasant

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NESTING SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION;

UNITED STATES;

ANTIDESMA PLATYPHYLLUM; GALLIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0032782797     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802812     Document Type: Article

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