Lethal control of red-winged blackbirds to manage damage to sunflower: An economic evaluation

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 818-828

  Blackwell, Bradley F ^a   Huszar, Eric ^b   Linz, George M ^a   Dolbeer, Richard A ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agelaius phoeniceus; Demographics; DRC 1339; Economic; Helianthus annuus; Lethal control; Matrix model; Population; Red winged blackbird; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CULLING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0242275383     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802689     Document Type: Article

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