Effects of habitat use and movement patterns on incubation behavior of female wood ducks (Aix sponsa) in southeast Alabama

Auk

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1159-1167

  Folk, Travis Hayes ^a   Hepp, Gary R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; INCUBATION; MOVEMENT; WATERFOWL;

ALABAMA; UNITED STATES;

AIX SPONSA; ANAS; ANATIDAE; CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 0242401867     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090286     Document Type: Article

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