Factors affecting nesting success in Greater Snow Geese: Effects of habitat and association with Snowy Owls

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 449-461

  Tremblay, Jean Pierre ^a   Gauthier, Gilles ^a   Lepage, Denis ^a   Desrochers, André ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREATER SNOW GOOSE; INTERSPECIFIC ASSOCIATION; NEST SUCCESS; PREDATION;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, BYLOT ISLAND;

ALOPEX LOGOPUS; CASSIOPE TETRAGONA; CHEN CAERUDESCENS ATLANTICA; NYCTEA SCANDIACA; SALICACEAE; SALIX LANATA;

EID: 0030772437     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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