Wetland use by Mallards during spring and fall in the Illinois and central Mississippi river valleys

Waterbirds

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 394-402

  Stafford, Joshua D ^a   Horath, Michelle M ^a   Yetter, Aaron P ^a   Hine, Christopher S ^a   Havera, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Habitat use; Illinois river; Mallards; Mississippi river; Wetland characteristics

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; RIVER SYSTEM; SPRING (SEASON); WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

ILLINOIS RIVER; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 35948960396     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2007)030[0394:WUBMDS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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