Factors affecting gadwall brood and duckling survival in prairie pothole landscapes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 564-575

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

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas strepera; Brood age; Brood survival; Duckling survival; Gadwall; North Dakota; Prairie Pothole Region; Radiotransmitter; Rainfall; Seasonal wetlands; Temperature

Indexed keywords

PREDICTION; RAINFALL; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANAS STREPERA; ANATIDAE; ANSER; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; STREPERA;

EID: 0041312558     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802714     Document Type: Article

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