Time of day of ovulation by three duck species in subarctic Alaska

Condor

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 422-425

  Esler, Daniel ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas; Aythya; Ducks; Egg laying; Ovulation times; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS AMERICANA; ANAS SP.; ANSER; AVES; AYTHYA; AYTHYA AFFINIS; AYTHYA AMERICANA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032943494     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370009     Document Type: Article

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