Status and conservation of the ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps Sclater (Aves, Anatidae) in its wintering grounds (Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-55

  Blanco, Daniel E ^a   Zalba, Sergio M ^b   Belenguer, Carolina J ^b   Pugnali, Germán ^c   Goñi, Hernán Rodríguez ^c  

^a WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^c 25 de Mayo 749   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Conservation; Distribution; Habitat; Management; Ruddy headed goose

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; CHLOEPHAGA; CHLOEPHAGA RUBIDICEPS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038471265     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2003000100005     Document Type: Article

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