Status of Common Eiders, Somateria mollissima, nesting in the Digges Sound region, Nunavut

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-25

  Hipfner, J Mark ^a   Gilchrist, H Grant ^b   Gaston, Anthony J ^b   Cairns, David K ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Common Eider Somateria mollissima; Digges Sound; Egg size; Populations; Timing of hatching

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; CONSERVATION STATUS; HATCHING DATE; NESTING; WATERFOWL;

CANADA;

ANATIDAE; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 0036461663     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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