Are body condition and reproductive effort of laying Greater Snow Geese affected by the spring hunt?

Condor

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 156-161

  Mainguy, Julien ^a   Bêty, Joël ^a   Gauthier, Gilles ^a   Giroux, Jean François ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition; Breeding effort; Clutch size; Greater Snow Goose; Laying date; Nutrient reserve; Spring hunt

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER SP.; AVES; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS; CHEN CAERULESCENS ATLANTICA;

EID: 0036184020     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2002)104[0156:ABCARE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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