Effects of feeders on dispersion and mortality of bobwhites

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1248-1254

  Guthery, Fred S ^a   Hiller, Tim L ^a,b   Puckett Jr , William H ^a,c   Baker, Robert A ^a,d   Smith, Steven G ^a,e   Rybak, Alexander R ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d Wildlife Services ^*  (United States)

^e Nebraska Game and Parks Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; Colinus virginianus; Dispersion; Feeding; Home range; Northern bobwhite; Supplementation; Survival; Texas

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GAMEBIRD; HOME RANGE; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; ROBERTS COUNTY [TEXAS]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 13944260731     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[1248:EOFODA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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