Life on the edge: Northern bobwhite ecology at the northern periphery of their range

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-60

  Lohr, Michael ^a   Collins, Bridget M ^a   Williams, Christopher K ^a   Castelli, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Nacote Creek Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

habitat use; Mid Atlantic; New Jersey; northern bobwhite; range periphery; survival

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SEASON; CANID; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; MORTALITY RISK; POULTRY; RADIOTELEMETRY; SURVIVAL;

CUMBERLAND COUNTY [NEW JERSEY]; MID-ATLANTIC STATES; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS;

EID: 79951940098     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.25     Document Type: Article

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