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Survival of breeding male American woodcock in Maine

January 1, 1996

The authors investigated the survival of breeding male American woodcock in Washington County, Maine. A total of 150 birds were radio-arked during 1987-1989 and relationships were evaluated between survival, body mass, predation, weather, and habitat use. Survival varied from 0.690 (1989) to 0.924 (1988), with a 3-year mean (95% confidence interval) of 0.789 (0.693-0.885)

Publication Year 1996
Title Survival of breeding male American woodcock in Maine
DOI 10.1139/z96-232
Authors J. R. Longcore, D.G. McAuley, G.F. Sepik, G.W. Pendleton
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Canadian Journal of Zoology
Index ID 5223681
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Patuxent Wildlife Research Center