Predicting wood duck harvest rates in Eastern North America

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1575-1579

  Balkcom, Gregory D ^a   Garrettson, Pamela R ^b   Padding, Paul I ^b  

^a Game Management Section   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; bag limit; harvest rate; multiple regression; regulations; season length; wood duck

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUNTING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

AIX; AIX SPONSA; ANATIDAE;

EID: 77956206124     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-289     Document Type: Article

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