Evaluation of a pick-up tool for removing red-cockaded woodpecker nestlings from cavities

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 855-858

  Richardson, David M ^a   Bradford, Johnny W ^a   Gentry, Bobby J ^a   Hall, James L ^a,b  

^a Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^b St Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Capturing; Nestlings; Pick up tool; Red cockaded woodpecker

Indexed keywords

PICOIDES BOREALIS;

EID: 0032950013     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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