Breeding-season survival of mallard females in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 551-563

  Devries, James H ^a   Citta, John J ^b   Lindberg, Mark S ^b,c   Howerter, David W ^a   Anderson, Michael G ^a  

^a DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal implants; Alberta; Anas platyrhynchos; Known Fate Models; Mallard; Manitoba; NAWMP; Prairie Pothole Region; Predation; Radiotelemetry; Saskatchewan; Survival probability

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FEMALE; HABITAT RESTORATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

CANADA; PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER;

EID: 0041312564     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802713     Document Type: Article

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