Site use by dark-bellied brent geese Branta bernicla bernicla on the Russian tundra as recorded by satellite telemetry: Implications for East Atlantic flyway conservation

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-239

  Green, Martin ^a   Alerstam, Thomas ^a   Clausen, Preben ^a   Drent, Rudi ^a   Ebbinge, Barwolt S ^a  

^a Ecology Building   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Branta bernicla; Conservation; Migratory performance; Russian tundra; Satellite telemetry; Site use; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA;

EID: 0036743525     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2002.028     Document Type: Article

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