Homing of Anatids during the Nonbreeding Season to the Southern High Plains

We conducted a 3-year study on the Southern High Plains (SHP) of Texas and eastern New Mexico to determine if migrating waterfowl return to the same wintering areas. Of 4,768 ducks captured, 81 (1.7%) were recaptured or recovered within 100 km of their original capture site. For ducks returning the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of wildlife management 1989-10, Vol.53 (4), p.1104-1110
Hauptverfasser:	Fedynich, Alan M., Godfrey, Ralph D., Bolen, Eric G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anatidae Animal and plant ecology Animal behavior Animal traps Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Aves Biological and medical sciences Bird banding Birds Cholera Cinnamon Ducks Freshwater Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Homing Hunting Lakes Migration Mortality Seasons Vertebrata Waterfowl
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Zusammenfassung:	We conducted a 3-year study on the Southern High Plains (SHP) of Texas and eastern New Mexico to determine if migrating waterfowl return to the same wintering areas. Of 4,768 ducks captured, 81 (1.7%) were recaptured or recovered within 100 km of their original capture site. For ducks returning the succeeding winter, homing rates were 1.8, 1.8, 1.4, 9.7, and
ISSN:	0022-541X 1937-2817
DOI:	10.2307/3809616