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Nesting wood duck study (35 Years) Item Info
- Title:
- Nesting wood duck study (35 Years)
- Creator (Person):
- Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
- Date Created:
- 1984-01-01/1984-12-31
- Description:
- A report compiling the discoveries from 35 years of nesting wood duck studies written by Frederic Leopold. The typewritten report details Leopold's findings on the nesting habits of wood ducks, including the following: nest site selection, wood duck nesting boxes, mating, egg laying, incubation, hatching, departure from the nest, travel of ducklings to water, predatory animals, and maintenance of the wood duck nest boxes. A table of 35 years of statistics based on over 10,000 observations is included at the end of the report.
- Subject (Topic):
- Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Predatory animals Waterfowl management Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Subject (Person):
- Hawkins, A. S. (Arthur S.) Bellrose, Frank C. (Frank Chapman), 1916-2005
- Location:
- Burlington
- Latitude:
- 40.80754
- Longitude:
- -91.11292
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- Frederic Leopold papers
- Call Number:
- MS 113
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9645f
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 45 pages
- Genre:
- reports tables (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- Frederic Leopold collection
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cj87k56
- Related Resource:
- Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
- Avian Identifier:
- 3166
- Identifier:
- leopoldfrederic1367
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mw28d7p
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Nesting wood duck study (35 Years)", Frederic Leopold Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mw28d7p
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by U.S. copyright and related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its rights-holder for noncommercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for noncommercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses require permission from Special Collections and University Archives.