Age and sex distributions of wintering surf scoters: Implications for the use of age ratios as an index of recruitment

Condor

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 252-262

  Iverson, Samuel A ^a   Smith, Barry D ^b   Cooke, Fred ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Larkins Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age ratio estimation; Flock; Melanitta perspicillata; Overdispersion; Recruitment; Seaduck; Surf Scoter

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; MELANITTA; MELANITTA PERSPICILLATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342578772     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7386     Document Type: Review

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