Poor retention rates of 8-g anchor radio transmitters by northern shovelers

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 526-529

  Zimmer, John M ^a,b  

^a Acadia National Park   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

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