Clutch, egg and body size variation among common eiders breeding in Hudson Bay, Canada

Polar Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 85-94

  Robertson, Gregory J ^a   Reed, Austin ^a   Gilchrist, H Grant ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; WATERFOWL;

CANADA; HUDSON BAY;

ANAS; ANSER; SOMATERIA; SOMATERIA MOLISSIMA; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 0034924634     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2001.tb00041.x     Document Type: Article

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