The effect of flooding on northern bobwhite
Date
2002-04
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Western North American Naturalist
Abstract
Effects of flooding on mammals (Yeager and Anderson 1944) and reptiles (Stickel 1948) have been documented, and Northern Bob- whites ( Colinus virginianus) have been known to drown (Schorger 1946, Mullan and Apple- gate 1969). However, on landscape and population scales, the implications of mortality from extensive flooding are undocumented for birds. We document mortality of bob whites, possibly by drowning, because of flooding in east central Kansas.
Description
This article was originally published in Western North American Naturalist. The version of record is available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41717196. Western North American Naturalist © 2002
Keywords
Colinus virginianus, flooding, mortality, Northern Bobwhite, life on land
Citation
Applegate, R. D., C. K. Williams, and R. S. Lutz. 2002. The effect of flooding on northern bobwhite. Western North American Naturalist 62:227–229.