An experimental study of incubation effort in high-Arctic barnacle geese

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-331

  Tombre, Ingunn M ^a   Erikstad, Kjell Einar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Barnacle geese; Breeding effort; Cost of incubation; Cost of reproduction

Indexed keywords

BARNACLE GOOSE; CONDITION; INCUBATION COST;

ARCTIC;

ANATIDAE; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS;

EID: 0029750290     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5878     Document Type: Article

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