Effects of hatching date and egg size on growth, recruitment, and adult size of lesser scaup

Condor

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 930-935

  Dawson, R D ^a   Clark, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aythya affinis; Body size; Egg size; Growth; Hatching date; Lesser Scaup; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ANAS SP.; AVES; AYTHYA AFFINIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033729002     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370324     Document Type: Article

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