Effects of variation in egg size and hatching date on survival of lesser scaup Aythya affinis ducklings

Ibis

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 693-699

  Dawson, Russell D ^a   Clark, Robert G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AYTHYA AFFINIS;

EGG SIZE; HATCHING DATE; LESSER SCAUP; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030303891     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb04771.x     Document Type: Article

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