Inter-specific competition between Greenland White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons flavirostris and Canada Geese Branta canadensis interior moulting in West Greenland: Mechanisms and consequences

Ardea

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-13

  Kristiansen, Jens Nyeland ^a,b   Jarrett, Nigel S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Natl Environ Research Institute   (Denmark)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anser albifrons flavirostris; Branta canadensis interior; Diet; Greenland; Inter specific competition; Moult

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOLT; WATERFOWL;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER ALBIFRONS FLAVIROSTRIS; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA; BRANTA CANADENSIS INTERIOR; BRYOPHYTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0010974183     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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