Nest and brood site characteristics of mountain quail in West-Central Idaho

Northwest Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 254-264

  Reese, Kerry P ^a   Beck, Jeffrey L ^a   Zager, Peter ^a   Heekin, Patricia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; BROOD REARING; BROOD SIZE; CONSERVATION; GROUND COVER; HABITAT LOSS; NEST SITE; POPULATION DECLINE;

IDAHO; LITTLE SALMON RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CRATAEGUS; OREORTYX PICTUS; PHASIANIDAE; PHYSOCARPUS MALVACEUS; ROSA ARKANSANA; SYMPHORICARPOS ALBUS;

EID: 33745115146     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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