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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Ring-Necked Pheasant Parasitism of Lesser Prairie-Chicken Nests in Kansas

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2002
Authors:Hagen, CA, Jamison, BE, Robel, RJ, Applegate, RD
Journal:The Wilson Bulletin
Volume:114
Issue:4
Date Published:2002
ISBN Number:00435643
Keywords:Phasianidae, Phasianus, Phasianus colchicus, Tympanuchus, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
Abstract:We report observations of Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) parasitizing Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) nests in native sand sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia) rangeland in southwestern Kansas. We found low incidence of interspecific nest parasitism as only 3 of 75 prairie-chicken nests were parasitized. Two of the three parasitized clutches hatched, but no Ring-necked Pheasant chicks were known to have survived.
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/4164499
Short Title:The Wilson Bulletin
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