Predation of artificial ground nests on white-tailed prairie dog colonies

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 270-277

  Baker, Bruce W ^a   Stanley, Thomas R ^a   Sedgwick, James A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Colorado; Cynomys leucurus; Ground nesting birds; Predation; Shortgrass prairie; Shrub steppe; Utah; Vegetation; White tailed prairie dog; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; COLONY; NEST PREDATION; RODENT;

UNITED STATES;

CANIS LATRANS; CYNOMYS; TAXIDEA TAXUS; VULPES VELOX; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0033004168     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802509     Document Type: Article

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