Plumage characteristics as an indicator of age class in the surf scoter

Waterbirds

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-61

  Iverson, Samuel A ^a   Esler, Daniel ^a   Boyd, W Sean ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age determination; Bursal evaluation; Melanitta perspicillata; Plumage appearance; Sea duck; Surf Scoter; Tail feather notching

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGE DETERMINATION; PLUMAGE; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; MELANITTA; MELANITTA PERSPICILLATA;

EID: 0037688102     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0056:pcaaio]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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