Some aspects of the winter ecology of harriers on the Texas High Plains
Playa basins (marshy, seasonal lakes) are the primary wintering habitat for Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus) on the Southern High Plains of the Texas Panhandle, The harrier population is predominantly juvenile. The sex ratio within the first-winter age class was 2.86:1, and, although not statistic...
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fttexastechuniv:oai:ttu-ir.tdl.org:2346/9552 2023-05-15T15:55:33+02:00 Some aspects of the winter ecology of harriers on the Texas High Plains Schibler, Michael D 1981-08 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2346/9552 eng eng Texas Tech University http://hdl.handle.net/2346/9552 Unrestricted. Birds -- Texas Harriers -- Texas Birds -- Ecology Thesis 1981 fttexastechuniv 2023-01-04T07:23:40Z Playa basins (marshy, seasonal lakes) are the primary wintering habitat for Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus) on the Southern High Plains of the Texas Panhandle, The harrier population is predominantly juvenile. The sex ratio within the first-winter age class was 2.86:1, and, although not statistically significant (.1 < P < .5), was accepted as representative of the age class. First-winter harriers used playas more than fields. Playas associated with agriculture were preferred over those associated with rangeland, and playas with vegetation taller than 1 m were preferred over those with shorter vegetation. Thesis Circus cyaneus Texas Tech University: TTU DSpace Repository |
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Playa basins (marshy, seasonal lakes) are the primary wintering habitat for Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus) on the Southern High Plains of the Texas Panhandle, The harrier population is predominantly juvenile. The sex ratio within the first-winter age class was 2.86:1, and, although not statistically significant (.1 < P < .5), was accepted as representative of the age class. First-winter harriers used playas more than fields. Playas associated with agriculture were preferred over those associated with rangeland, and playas with vegetation taller than 1 m were preferred over those with shorter vegetation. |
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Some aspects of the winter ecology of harriers on the Texas High Plains |
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Some aspects of the winter ecology of harriers on the Texas High Plains |
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Some aspects of the winter ecology of harriers on the Texas High Plains |
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Some aspects of the winter ecology of harriers on the Texas High Plains |
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Some aspects of the winter ecology of harriers on the Texas High Plains |
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some aspects of the winter ecology of harriers on the texas high plains |
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