Nest survival of scaup and other ducks in the boreal forest of Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 582-591

  Walker, Johann ^a,b   Lindberg, Mark S ^a   MacCluskie, Margaret C ^a,c   Petrula, Michael J ^a,d   Sedinger, James S ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b National Park Service ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Aythya affinis; Aythya marila; Boreal forest; Ducks; Nest success; Nest survival; Population dynamics; Scaup

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; MINTO FLATS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; AYTHYA AFFINIS; AYTHYA MARILA;

EID: 23744495841     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0582:NSOSAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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