Using supplemental food and its influence on survival of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1074-1081

  Townsend II, Darrell E ^a   Lochmiller, Robert L ^a   DeMaso, Stephen J ^b   Leslie Jr , David M ^a   Peoples, Alan D ^b   Scott A, Cox ^c   Parry, Edward S ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma Dept of Wildl Conserv   (United States)

^c Oklahoma Dept of Wildl Conserv   (United States)

^d Oklahoma Dept of Wildl Conserv   (United States)

Author keywords

Colinus virginianus; Hunting; Northern bobwhite; Oklahoma; Supplemental feed; Survival; Winter

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GAMEBIRD; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WINTER;

AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0343340070     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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