Survival of female wood ducks during brood rearing in Mississippi and Alabama
Journal of Wildlife Management
By: J. B. Davis, R.M. Kaminski, B.D. Leopold, and R. R. Cox Jr.
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Abstract
Knowledge of survival of female ducks is important for understanding population dynamics and managing hunted species. We estimated survival of female wood ducks (Aix sponsa) during brood rearing in different wetland environments in Mississippi (1996-1999) and Alabama (1998-1999). Survival was 0.90 ± 0.05 (Ŝ ± SE) in Mississippi and 0.92 ± 0.07 in Alabama. A composite estimate of female survival for all years and both areas was 0.90 ± 0.04. High survival of females during brood rearing in our study areas suggests that this factor may be less important than other population factors (e.g., duckling survival) influencing fall recruitment in these wood duck populations.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Survival of female wood ducks during brood rearing in Mississippi and Alabama |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| DOI | 10.2307/3803024 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 738 |
| Last page | 744 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama, Mississippi |
| Other Geospatial | Aliceville Lake, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Tenessee-Tombigbee Rivers Waterway |
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