Effects of habitat on mallard duckling survival in the Great Lakes region

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1885-1891

  Simpson, John W ^a,d   Yerkes, Tina ^a   Nudds, Thomas D ^b   Smith, Barry D ^c  

^a Ducks Unlimited Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d ASTI Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Duckling; Great Lakes; Habitat; Mallard; Survival; Wetland

Indexed keywords

FOREST COVER; HABITAT QUALITY; JUVENILE; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WETLAND; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 48249129061     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-204     Document Type: Article

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