Breeding patterns of Common Loons on lakes with three different fish assemblages in north-central Alberta

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 600-609

  Gingras, B A ^a   Paszkowski, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BREEDING SITE; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LAKE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

GALLUS GALLUS; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PISCES;

EID: 0033306022     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-013     Document Type: Article

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