| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rx93c8w |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
A paper describing Frederic Leopold's Wood Duck nesting project which was later presented at Wood Duck Management and Research: A Symposium which was held on December 8-9, 1965. The paper covers several topics including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, predatory animals, egg incubation, hatching and departure of the ducklings, and how to handle orphaned ducklings. A table for the years 1943-1965 listing the number of nesting boxes available and used, the number of eggs laid and hatched, and the number of nests destroyed by predators is also included. |
| Related Genres |
Lecture notes Reports |
| Sort Date |
1965-12-08 - 1965-12-09 |
| People / Organizations |
Hawkins, A. S. (Arthur S.) |
| Time |
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| Rights |
This item is protected by U.S. copyright and/or related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its copyright holder for non-commerical use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for non-commerical use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses, including commercial, require permission from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). (CC BY-NC 4.0 International). |
| Collection |
Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113 |
| Box |
2 |
| Folder |
13 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989 |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Predatory animals Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior |
| Birds |
Wood Duck |
| Locations |
Burlington |
| Map |
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| Extent |
14 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Date Digital |
09 Oct 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Plustek - flatbed |
