Factors affecting rice grain density unconsumed by white-fronted geese in relation to wheat damage

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 403-407

  Amano, Tatsuya ^a   Ushiyama, Katsumi ^a   Fujita, Go ^a   Higuchi, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anser albifrons; Crop damage; Disturbance; Unconsumed food density

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; CROP PEST; DISTURBANCE; RICE; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

ANSER; ANSER ALBIFRONS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1842767301     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.09.021     Document Type: Article

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