The role of predator removal, density-dependence, and environmental factors on mallard duckling survival in North Dakota

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1330-1339

  Amundson, Courtney L ^a   Arnold, Todd W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; density dependence; duckling density; duckling survival; mallard; predator removal; radiotelemetry

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HATCHING DATE; MUSTELID; NESTING SUCCESS; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION GROWTH; PRAIRIE; PREDATOR CONTROL; RADIOTELEMETRY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER; WATERFOWL; WETLAND; YOUNG POPULATION;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA;

EID: 79960752476     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.166     Document Type: Article

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