Mallard nest-site selection in an altered environment: Predictions and patterns

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 435-457

  Howerter, David W ^a,b   Rotella, Jay J ^b   Anderson, Michael G ^a   Armstrong, Llwellyn M ^a   Devries, James H ^a  

^a DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Fof performance in ratsnakes (elaphe obsoleta); Mallard; Nesting; Parklands; Prairie; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BREEDING; BREEDING POPULATION; NEST SITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RESEARCH WORK; SITE SELECTION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP; WILD POPULATION;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMALIA; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS;

EID: 67650092887     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.54.3-4.435     Document Type: Article

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