Bird quality, origin and predation level affect survival and reproduction of translocated common pheasants Phasianus colchicus

We investigated the survival and breeding success of common pheasants Phasianus colchicus of two origins and in two predator densities. We translocated hand-reared and wild pheasant hens to southern Finland (60°N, 24°E) and hand-reared ones to central Finland (63°N, 27°E). Both groups of birds were...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Wildlife Biology 2015-12, Vol.21 (5), p.269-276
Hauptverfasser:	Kallioniemi, Heidi, Väänänen, Veli-Matti, Nummi, Petri, Virtanen, Juha
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aves breeding foxes hatching hens nesting Phasianidae Phasianus colchicus pheasants predation predators Vulpes vulpes wild birds
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