The effect of supplemental prey and prescribed fire on success of artificial nests

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1112-1117

  Jones, David D ^a   Conner, Mike L ^a   Warren, Robert J ^b   Ware, Glenn O ^b  

^a JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative prey; Artificial nest; Compensatory predation; Georgia; Nest predation; Nest success; Predation management; Prescribed fire; Supplemental prey

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036816835     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802942     Document Type: Article

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