Sex and age differences in distribution, abundance, and habitat preferences of wintering Harlequin Ducks: Implications for conservation and estimating recruitment rates

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 492-503

  Rodway, Michael S ^a   Regehr, Heidi M ^a   Cooke, Fred ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; EMIGRATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEABIRD; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

AVES; CLUPEIDAE; HISTRIONICUS; HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS;

EID: 2342560247     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-025     Document Type: Article

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