Patterns of space and habitat use by northern bobwhites in South Florida, USA

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-26

  Singh, Aditya ^a,c   Hines, Tommy C ^b   Hostetler, Jeffery A ^a   Percival, H Franklin ^a   Oli, Madan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Colinus virginianus; Game bird; Habitat management; Habitat preference; Habitat selection; Home range; Space use

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 79251593241     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0393-x     Document Type: Article

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