Temporal Comparison of Pheasant Brood Sizes in the Midwest

Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) populations have been surveyed extensively throughout the Midwest for several decades. For pheasants, mean brood size provides a measure of annual recruitment. Regressing mean brood size on year from population surveys conducted in 9 Midwestern states and 2...

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Published in:Wildlife Society bulletin 1999-07, Vol.27 (2), p.366-373
Main Authors: Riley, Terry Z., Riley, Steven P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agroecosystems
Animal populations
Animal reproduction
Birds
Glacial plains
Livestock
Phasianus colchicus
Pheasants
Population and Environmental Monitoring
Roadside
Survey data
USA
Wildlife biology
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife habitats
Wildlife management
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Summary:Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) populations have been surveyed extensively throughout the Midwest for several decades. For pheasants, mean brood size provides a measure of annual recruitment. Regressing mean brood size on year from population surveys conducted in 9 Midwestern states and 25 regions within 5 states, we found that mean brood size increased on surveys in Nebraska (P
ISSN:0091-7648
1938-5463