Factors affecting survival of young Greylag Geese Anser anser and their recruitment into the breeding population

Wildfowl

Volumn 48, Issue , 1997, Pages 72-87

  Nilsson, Leif ^a   Persson, Hakon ^a   Voslamber, Berend ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SOVON DUTCH CENTRE FOR FIELD ORNITHOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Condition; Greylag Goose; Recruitment; Survival; Sweden; Winter and Migration Strategies; Young

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; FLEDGING RATE; GREYLAG GOOSE; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL;

SWEDEN;

ANSER ANSER;

EID: 0031464347     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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