Experimental evaluation of duck nesting structures in Prairie Parkland Canada

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1321-1329

  Chouinard, Matthew D ^a,b,d   Kaminski, Richard M ^a   Gerard, Patrick D ^a   Dinsmore, Stephen J ^a,c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Canada; Ducklings; Mallard; Manitoba; Nest structure; Nest success; Prairie Parkland Region

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; PRAIRIE PARKLAND PROVINCE; PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; CORVIDA;

EID: 33646106551     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1321:EEODNS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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