Effects of spring environment on nesting phenology and clutch size of Black Brant

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 381-388

  Lindberg, Mark S ^a,b   Sedinger, James S ^a   Flint, Paul L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Ducks Unlimited Incorporated   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Black Brant; Branta bernicla nigricans; clutch size; nest initiation; nest site selection

Indexed keywords

BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA; BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS;

EID: 0031007783     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369944     Document Type: Article

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