Snow cover and snow goose Anser caerulescens caerulescens distribution during spring migration

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-76

  Hupp, J W ^a   Zacheis, A B ^a   Anthony, R M ^a   Robertson, D G ^a   Erickson, W P ^a   Palacios, K C ^a  

^a Harding Lawson Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Anser caerulescens caerulescens; Forage nutritional quality; Lesser snow geese; Migration; Resource selection; Snow cover

Indexed keywords

ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS; ANSER SP.; CHEN; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034955865     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2001.010     Document Type: Article

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