The diet of Steller's Eiders wintering in Varangerfjord, northern Norway

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-13

  Bustnes, Jan O ^a   Asheim, Magne ^b   Bjørn, Tor Harry ^c   Gabrielsen, Heidi ^a   Systad, Geir H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Off of the Co Governor of Finnmark   (Norway)

^c Mylingen 4G ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; OVERWINTERING; WATERFOWL;

NORWAY; VARANGERFJORD;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSERIFORMES; BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; GASTROPODA; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA HYPERBOREA; MYTILUS EDULIS; POLYSTICTA STELLERI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034091872     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0008:TDOSSE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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