Home ranges, habitat selection and mortality of ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in north-central Maryland

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 185-197

  Smith, Scott A ^a,b   Stewart, Nancy J ^a,b   Gates, J Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; MORTALITY;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0032937719     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0185:HRHSAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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