The influence of female age, body mass, and ambient conditions on Redhead incubation constancy

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-68

  Yerkes, Tina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Delta Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Station   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aythya americana; Body mass; Incubation constancy; Redhead

Indexed keywords

AYTHYA AMERICANA;

EID: 0031950682     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369897     Document Type: Article

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