Effects of radiotransmitters on body mass, feed consumption, and energy expenditure of northern bobwhites

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 394-400

  Hernández, Fidel ^a,c,d,e   Arredondo, Juan A ^a,e   Hernandez, Froylán ^a,e   Hewitt, David G ^a,c,f,g,h   DeMaso, Stephen J ^{a,b,c,i,j,k,l}   Bingham, Ralph L ^a,c,m,n,o  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c Caesar Kleberg Wildl Res Institute   (United States)

^d ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e South Texas Quail Research Project   (United States)

^f Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^g WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

ⁱ Texas Parks and Wildlife in Austin   (United States)

^j MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k Fifth National Quail Symposium   (United States)

^l Southeast Quail Study Group   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^o TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Colinus virginianus; Northern bobwhites; Radiotelemetry; Radiotransmitters; Texas

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY MASS; ENERGY USE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; RADIOTELEMETRY;

AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242712490     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[394:EOROBM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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