Optimal group size and northern bobwhite coveys

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 377-387

  Williams, Christopher K ^a   Lutz, R Scott ^a   Applegate, Roger D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; MOVEMENT; SURVIVAL;

COLINUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0042069962     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2215     Document Type: Article

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