Variation in growth of young and adult size in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis: Evidence for density dependence

Ardea

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-192

  Loonen, Maarten J J E ^a   Oosterbeek, Kees ^a   Drent, Rudi H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alopex lagopus; Branta leucopsis; Environmental plasticity; Growth; Local return rate; Philopatry; Predation; Spitsbergen; Survival

Indexed keywords

BARNACLE GOOSE; BODY SIZE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH;

SVALBARD, SPITSBERGEN, NY ALESUND;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS;

EID: 0031405949     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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