Field methods to assess pectoral muscle mass in moulting geese

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Nyeland, Jens ^a,c   Fox, Anthony D ^b   Kahlert, Johnny ^b   Therkildsen, Ole R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Natl Environ Research Institute   (Denmark)

^c GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Canada geese; Greylag geese; Hypertrophy; Moult

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA; BRANTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0042362074     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2003.029     Document Type: Article

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