Effect of radiotransmitters on northern bobwhite annual survival

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1281-1287

  Palmer, William E ^a   Wellendorf, Shane D ^a  

^a TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Band recapture; Burnham's model; Colinus virginianus; Florida; Kaplan Meier; Northern bobwhite; Radiotransmitters; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; GAMEBIRD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; SURVIVAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 43249095352     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-639     Document Type: Article

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