Effects of water salinity on growth and survival of common eider (Somateria mollissima) ducklings

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 523-529

  DeVink, Jean Michel A ^a   Gilchrist, H Grant ^b   Diamond, Antony W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common Eider; Duckling; Growth; Mortality; Salinity; Salt stress; Somateria mollissima; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; GROWTH RATE; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

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

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 18744404558     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0523:EOWSOG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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