Seasonal and annual survival of adult Pacific brant

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 773-781

  Ward, David H ^a   Rexstad, Eric A ^b   Sedinger, James S ^b   Lindberg, Mark S ^b   Dawe, Neil K ^c  

^a US National Biological Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Brant; Branta bernicla nigricans; Harvest; Mark recapture; Mexico; Migration; Mortality; Overdispersed data; Survival

Indexed keywords

AVES; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA; BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS;

EID: 0030841501     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802184     Document Type: Article

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