Testing competing hypotheses for the seasonal variation in nesting success of a late-nesting waterfowl

• Main Author: Pokley, Kalen John
• Other Authors: Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Peggy Taylor.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Montana State University - Bozeman, Graduate School 2014
• Subjects: Waterfowl; Waterfowl management; Red Rock; greater scaup
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/9390

Populations of lesser scaup and greater scaup have been below the North American Waterfowl Management Plan goal of 6.3 million since 1984. As of 2013, scaup populations are down 12% from their long term average (1955-2013) of 4.7 million birds (Walker 2005). Nesting success has shown to be an import...