Offshore marine observation of Willow Ptarmigan, including water landings, Kuskokwim Bay, Alaska

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-14

  Zimmerman, Christian E ^a   Hillgruber, Nicola ^b   Burril, Sean E ^b   St Peters, Michelle A ^a   Wetzel, Jennifer D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; GAMEBIRD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

ALASKA; KUSKOKWIM BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; SALIX;

EID: 17844388890     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/04-074     Document Type: Article

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