Seasonal decline in clutch size of the Barnacle Goose in Svalbard

Condor

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-47

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

^a NONE

Author keywords

Barnacle geese; Body condition; Branta leucopsis; Breeding date; Clutch size; Incubation period

Indexed keywords

ANSER SP.; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; THORACICA;

EID: 0030042472     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369506     Document Type: Article

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