Factors influencing nest success of Greater Sandhill Cranes at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-61

  Ivey, Gary L ^a,b   Dugger, Bruce D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b International Crane Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding ecology; Crus canadensis tabida; Land management; Oregon; Predator control; Sandhill Crane; Weather

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; LAND MANAGEMENT; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; WADER; WATER LEVEL;

MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

GRUS CANADENSIS; GRUS CANADENSIS TABIDA;

EID: 58149121297     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[52:FINSOG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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