Occurrence of Second Broods in Mallards in the Midwest

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 302-307

  Olsen, Richard E ^a   Yerkes, Tina ^a   Simpson, John W ^b  

^a Ducks Unlimited Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAYING DATE; MULTIPLE BROODING; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; PLATYRHYNCHOS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142028844     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2003)150[0302:OOSBIM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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