Plumage developement and growth of wild Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata ducklings

Wildfowl

Volumn , Issue 47, 1996, Pages 198-203

  Lesage, Louis ^a   Reed, Austin ^b   Savard, Jean Pierre L ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Duckling Development; Growth; Plumage; Surf Scoter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008409161     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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