Factors limiting mallard brood survival in prairie pothole landscapes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 553-561

  Krapu, Gary L ^a   Pietz, Pamela J ^a   Brandt, David A ^a   Cox Jr , Robert R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Brood survival; Hatch date; Mallard; Model; Perennial cover; Prairie Pothole Region; Predation; Rainfall; Recruitment; Seasonal wetlands; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HATCHING DATE; LIMITING FACTOR; PRAIRIE; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANSER; PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0033993813     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803253     Document Type: Article

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