Survival of Common Eider Somateria mollissima adult females and ducklings during brood rearing

Wildfowl

Volumn 49, Issue , 1998, Pages 103-109

  Flint, Paul L ^a   Moran, Christine L ^b   Schamber, Jason L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood rearing; Common Eider; Somateria mollissima; Survival; Yukon Kuskokwim Delta

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

UNITED STATES;

SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 0032412792     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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