Large-scale variation in growth of Black Brant goslings related to food availability

Auk

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1088-1095

  Sedinger, J S ^a   Herzog, M P ^a   Person, B T ^a   Kirk, M T ^a   Obritchkewitch, T ^a   Martin, P P ^a   Stickney, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; COLVILLE RIVER DELTA; UNITED STATES; YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANSER; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA; BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS; CAREX SUBSPATHACEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035214044     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089865     Document Type: Article

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