Factors associated with hunter success for ducks on state-owned lands in Illinois, USA

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-122

  Stafford, Joshua D ^a   Pearse, Aaron T ^b   Hine, Christopher S ^a   Yetter, Aaron P ^a   Horath, Michelle M ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Anatidae; habitat conservation; harvest; hunter success; Illinois; public lands

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 77955199124     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/09-071     Document Type: Article

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