From the field: Evaluation of nest temperatures to assess female nest attendance and use of video cameras to monitor incubating waterfowl

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 581-587

  Hoover, Andrea K ^a,b,c,f   Rohwer, Frank C ^a,b,e,g,h,i   Richkus, Kenneth D ^a,b,d,j,k  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Delta Waterfowl Wetlands Res Stn   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^j PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^k VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCUBATION; MONITORING; NESTING; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER;

EID: 2942576393     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[581:FTFEON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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