Comparative habitat ecology of Texas and masked bobwhites

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 407-420

  Guthery, Fred S ^a,e   King, Nina M ^b,f   Nolte, Kenneth R ^a,g   Kuvlesky Jr , William P ^c   Destefano, Stephen ^b   Gall, Sally A ^c   Silvy, Nova J ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f S Bernardino Natl Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Colinus virginianus; Endangered species; Habitat; Masked bobwhite; Mexico; Northern bobwhite; Operative temperature; Sonora; Texas

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT USE; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION COVER;

MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS RIDGWAYI; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0033993811     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803239     Document Type: Article

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