Mate loss in winter affects reproduction of mallards

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 621-629

  Lercel, Barbara A ^a,b,d   Kaminski, Richard M ^a   Cox Jr , Robert R ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Delta Waterfowl Wetlands Res Stn   (Canada)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Ducks Unlimited   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Harvest; Hunting; Mallard; Mallard model; Manitoba; Mate loss; Pairing; Recruitment; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; PLATYRHYNCHOS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032913698     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802651     Document Type: Article

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