Breeding, moulting, and site fidelity of Brant (Branta bernicla) on Bathurst and Seymour Islands in the Canadian High Arctic

Arctic

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 350-360

  O'Briain, Michéal ^a,d   Reed, Austin ^b   Macdonald, Stewart D ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^d EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bathurst Island; Brant; Branta bernicla hrota; Breeding; Brood rearing; Moulting; Seymour Island; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

MOLT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SITE FIDELITY; WATERFOWL;

BATHURST ISLAND; CANADA; NORTHERN TERRITORIES; SEYMOUR ISLANDS;

BRANTA BERNICLA;

EID: 0032419946     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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