Determinants of mallard and gadwall nesting on constructed islands in North Dakota

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-137

  Shaffer, Terry L ^a   Dahl, Ann L ^b,e   Reynolds, Ronald E ^c   Baer, Kathy L ^a,d   Johnson, Michael A ^b   Sargeant, Glen A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b North Dakota Game and Fish Department   (United States)

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

^d U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^e US Fish and Wildlife Service ^*

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Anas strepera; Breeding pair density; Constructed islands; Duck nesting; Gadwall; Landscape; Mallard; Nest density; North Dakota; Perennial grass cover

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING; BREEDING POPULATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS STREPERA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646475142     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[129:DOMAGN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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