Variations in Two Spring Indices of Male Pheasant Populations, Story County, lowa

Authors

Eugene D. Klonglan, Iowa State CollegeFollow
Edward L. Kozicky, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The need for rapid indices to determine the spring population trends of ring-necked pheasants, Phasianus colchicus, on a statewide basis has resulted in the development of the crowing count (Kimball, 1949) and a male roadside count (Kozicky, 1952). Preliminary evidence (Kozicky, 1952) showed evidence that there was a higher degree of variation in areas of low population as compared to areas of high population (50 or more birds per section). Therefore, the intention of this study was to analyze the inherent variations in these two methods on secondary pheasant range in Iowa and compare them to findings in Winnebago County, our primary pheasant range.

Publication Date

1953

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

60

Issue

1

First Page

660

Last Page

664

Copyright

©1953 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Klonglan, Eugene D. and Kozicky, Edward L. (1953) "Variations in Two Spring Indices of Male Pheasant Populations, Story County, lowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 60(1), 660-664.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol60/iss1/90