Migration patterns and sex ratios of diving ducks wintering in Northern Ireland with specific reference to Lough Neagh

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 358-363

  Evans, Darren M ^a,b   Day, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MIGRATION; SEX RATIO; WATERFOWL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AYTHYA FERINA; AYTHYA FULIGULA; AYTHYA MARILA; BUCEPHALA CLANGULA;

EID: 0035697969     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2001.9674263     Document Type: Article

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