| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mw28d7p |
| Type |
Text |
| 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. |
| Related Genres |
Reports Tables (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1984-01-01 - 1984-12-31 |
| People / Organizations |
Hawkins, A. S. (Arthur S.) Bellrose, Frank C. (Frank Chapman), 1916-2005 |
| 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 |
12 |
| Folder |
8 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989 |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Predatory animals Waterfowl management Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior |
| Birds |
Wood Duck |
| Locations |
Burlington |
| Map |
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| Extent |
45 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Date Digital |
02 Oct 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Plustek - flatbed |
