Condition indices of live-trapped American black ducks and mallards

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 755-764

  Robb, J R ^a   Tori, G M ^a   Kroll, R W ^a  

^a US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

American black duck; Anas platyrhynchos; Anas rubripes; Body weight; Condition index; Lake Erie; Mallard; Ohio; Physiological condition

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CONDITION FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; WATERFOWL;

OHIO; OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS RUBRIPES;

EID: 0034771577     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803026     Document Type: Article

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