Factors affecting duration of incubation in Black Brant

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 164-168

  Eichholz, Michael W ^a   Sedinger, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Brant; Branta bernicla; First egg date; Incubation period; Nest attentiveness

Indexed keywords

BRANTA BERNICLA;

EID: 0031906670     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369910     Document Type: Article

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