Staging and wintering areas of snow geese nesting on Howe Island, Alaska

Arctic

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 86-93

  Johnson, Stephen R ^a  

^a LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Chen caerulescens caerulescens; Flyway fidelity; Lesser snow goose; Migration routes; Staging areas; Western Arctic; Wintering areas

Indexed keywords

LESSER SNOW GOOSE; MIGRATION ROUTE;

USA, ALASKA; USA, ALASKA, HOWE ISLAND;

CHEN CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS;

EID: 0030484556     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic1186     Document Type: Article

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