Survival of postfledging mallards in northcentral Minnesota

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 403-408

  Kirby, Ronald E ^a   Sargeant, Glen A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Hunting; Mallards; Minnesota; Mortality; Population dynamics; Predation; Survival

Indexed keywords

FLEDGING; HUNTING; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0032965583     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802526     Document Type: Article

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