Geographic variation in survival and migratory tendency among North American Common Mergansers

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-118

  Pearce, John M ^a   Reed, John A ^a   Flint, Paul L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Band recovery; Common Merganser; Geographic variation; Mergus merganser; Migration; Survival

Indexed keywords

AVES; MERGUS; MERGUS MERGANSER; MERGUS MERGANSER AMERICANUS;

EID: 18044362939     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-76.2.109     Document Type: Article

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