Impact of experimental habitat manipulation on northern bobwhite survival

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 605-617

  Peters, David C ^a   Brooke, Jarred M ^a   Tanner, Evan P ^a   Unger, Ashley M ^a   Keyser, Patrick D ^a   Harper, Craig A ^a   Clark, Joseph D ^a   Morgan, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Colinus virginianus; habitat management; northern bobwhite; Peabody WMA; Program MARK; reclaimed surface mine; survival

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; MICROHABITAT; RADIOTELEMETRY; RECLAIMED LAND; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES;

COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; LESPEDEZA CUNEATA;

EID: 84927924517     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.873     Document Type: Article

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