Winter habitat use and survival of female ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in southeastern North Dakota

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 463-480

  Homan, H Jeffrey ^a,c   Linz, George M ^b   Bleier, William J ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HABITAT USE; SURVIVAL; WETLAND;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; TYPHA;

EID: 0034028408     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0463:WHUASO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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