Mallard brood movements, wetland use, and duckling survival during and following a prairie drought

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1436-1444

  Krapu, Gary L ^a   Pietz, Pamela J ^a   Brandt, David A ^a   Cox Jr , Robert R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Brood movements; Duckling survival; Mallard; Minimum daily temperature; Model; Mortality; North Dakota; Prairie Pothole Region; Predation; Radiotelemetry; Rain; Seasonal wetlands; Wetland use

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DROUGHT; HABITAT USE; MORTALITY RISK; MOVEMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; RAINFALL; SURVIVAL; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 33845409429     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1436:MBMWUA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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