Nest predation of Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Draycott, Roger A H ^a   Hoodless, Andrew N ^a   Woodburn, Maureen I A ^a   Sage, Rufus B ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corvid; Corvus corone; Nest survival rate; Predator control; Red Fox; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; GAMEBIRD; MAMMAL; NEST PREDATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POULTRY; PREDATOR CONTROL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

AVES; CORVIDA; CORVUS CORONE; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 50049095127     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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