Survival and reproduction of pen-reared vs translocated wild pheasants Phasianus colchicus

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-88

  Musil, David D ^a   Connelly, John W ^b  

^a IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs of releases; Pen reared vs wild; Phasianus colchicus; Pheasants; Predation; Reproduction; Survival; Translocation

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 67249093698     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/07-049     Document Type: Article

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