Effects of male removal on female reproductive biology in Ross' and Lesser Snow Geese

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-64

  Leschack, Craig R ^a,d   Afton, Alan D ^a   Alisauskas, Ray T ^b,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOUR; HATCHING SUCCESS; MALE REMOVAL; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY;

CANADA; KARRAK LAKE; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

ANSER; ANSER ROSSII; ANSER SP.; ANSERIFORMES; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS; CHEN CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS; CHEN ROSSII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031956795     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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