Clinal size variation in Canada geese affects morphometric discrimination techniques

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 183-190

  Leafloor, James O ^a   Rusch, Donald H ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

body size; Branta canadensis; Canada goose; geographic variation; Hudson Bay; James Bay; morphometric discrimination

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANADA GOOSE; GIANT CANADA GOOSE; INTERIOR CANADA GOOSE; MORPHOMETRICS;

CANADA, HUDSON BAY; CANADA, QUEBEC, JAMES BAY; CANADA, QUEBEC, JAMES BAY, AKIMISKI ISLAND;

BRANTA CANADENSIS INTERIOR; BRANTA CANADENSIS MAXIMA;

EID: 0030617587     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802427     Document Type: Article

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