Effects of neck bands on reproduction and survival of female greater snow geese

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-100

  Reed, Eric T ^a,c   Gauthier, Gilles ^a   Pradel, Roger ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breeding propensity; Chen caerulescens atlantica; Clutch size; Greater snow goose; Mark recapture; Multistate models; Neck band; Nest success; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; LAYING DATE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NESTING SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

BYLOT ISLAND; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER SP.; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS ATLANTICA;

EID: 18044375390     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069<0091:EONBOR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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