Effect of predator control on ring-necked pheasant populations

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 727-735

  Frey, S Nicole ^a   Majors, Susan ^a   Conover, Michael R ^a   Messmer, Terry A ^a   Mitchell, Dean L ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground nesting birds; Mephitis mephitis; Phasianus colchicus; Predator removal; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Red fox; Ring necked pheasant; Striped skunk; Utah; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GAMEBIRD; PREDATOR CONTROL; RECRUITMENT; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; CANIDAE; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; PROCYON LOTOR; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0142185024     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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