Distribution of autumn-staging Lesser Snow Geese on the northeast coastal plain of Alaska;Distribución de Chen caerulescens a través de su congregaciónotonal

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 124-134

  Robertson, Donna G ^a   Brackney, Alan W ^b,d   Spindler, Michael A ^b,d   Hupp, Jerry W ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Arctic National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c US National Biological Service   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER SP.; AVES; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS;

EID: 0031288052     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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