An impact of genetic variation and predation on chick survival in willow ptarmigan Lagopus l. lagopus

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 129-135

  Rørvik, Kjell Arne ^a,c   Pedersen, Hans Christian ^b   Steen, Johan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chick survival; Genetics; Lagopus lagopus; Predation; Temperature; Willow ptarmigan

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; LAGOPUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; SALIX;

EID: 0032862116     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1999.017     Document Type: Article

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