Behavioral correlates of heart rates of free-living Greater White-fronted Geese

Condor

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 390-395

  Ely, Craig R ^a   Ward, David H ^a   Bollinger, Karen S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Aggression; Anser albifrons; Behavior flight; Greater White fronted Geese; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER ALBIFRONS; ANSER SP.; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032936990     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370002     Document Type: Article

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