Effects of mate removal on the fecundity of common eider Somateria mollissima females

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-168

  Hario, Martti ^a   Hollmén, Tuula E ^a   Morelli, Toni Lyn ^a   Scribner, Kim T ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

DNA microsatellite markers; Eider; Nesting success; Paternity; Somateria mollissima; Spring harvest

Indexed keywords

AVES; SOMATERIA; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 0036741687     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2002.029     Document Type: Article

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