Reduced nest predation of cavity-nesting Wood Ducks during flooding in a bottomland hardwood forest

Condor

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 210-215

  Nielsen, Charlotte L Roy ^a,c   Gates, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; Flooding; Illinois; Natural cavities; Nest predation; Wood Ducks

Indexed keywords

AIX; AIX SPONSA; AVES;

EID: 33847198665     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2007)109[210:RNPOCW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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