Survival models for harvest management of mourning dove populations
Journal of Wildlife Management
By: David L. Otis
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Abstract
Quantitative models of the relationship between annual survival and harvest rate of migratory game-bird populations are essential to science-based harvest management strategies. I used the best available band-recovery and harvest data for mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) to build a set of models based on different assumptions about compensatory harvest mortality. Although these models suffer from lack of contemporary data, they can be used in development of an initial set of population models that synthesize existing demographic data on a management-unit scale, and serve as a tool for prioritization of population demographic information needs. Credible harvest management plans for mourning dove populations will require a long-term commitment to population monitoring and iterative population analysis.
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Otis, D.L., 2002, Survival models for harvest management of mourning dove populations: Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 66, no. 4, p. 1052-1063, https://doi.org/10.2307/3802937.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Survival models for harvest management of mourning dove populations |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| DOI | 10.2307/3802937 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Wildlife Society |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 1052 |
| Last page | 1063 |