Decline in body mass, size, and condition of greater snow geese, 1975- 94

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 413-419

  Reed, Austin ^a   Plante, Nathalie ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anser caerulescens atlanticus; Body condition; Body mass; Body size; Cap tournamente; Fall migration; Fall staging; Gosling growth; Greater snow goose; Population growth; Quebec, St. Lawrence Estuary

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER CAERULESCENS ATLANTICUS; ANSER SP.; ATLANTICUS; CHEN;

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; GREATER SNOW GOOSE; POPULATION GROWTH;

CANADA, QUEBEC, ST LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 0030619083     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802598     Document Type: Article

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