Population demographics of translocated northern bobwhites on fragmented habitat

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 168-176

  Scott, Jason L ^a,c   Hernández, Fidel ^a   Brennan, Leonard A ^a   Ballard, Bart M ^a   Janis, Michael ^b   Forrester, N David ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobwhite; Colinus virginianus; Habitat fragmentation; Northern bobwhite; Survival; Translocation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ECOREGION; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TRANSLOCATION;

BROOKS COUNTY [TEXAS]; CALDWELL COUNTY [TEXAS]; FAYETTE COUNTY [TEXAS]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; QUERCUS STELLATA;

EID: 84878271068     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.239     Document Type: Article

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