Forced Copulation in Waterfowl

Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 1983, Pages 250-293

  Mckinney, Frank ^a   Derrickson, Scott R ^a   Mineau, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAS ACUTA; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER ROSSII; AYTHYA AFFINIS; GOOSE; LESSER SCAUP; MALLARD; NORTHERN; PINTAIL; ROSS; SNOW;

EID: 0020863051     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853983X00390     Document Type: Article

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