Spring migration of Northern Pintails from California's Central Valley wintering area tracked with satellite telemetry: Routes, timing, and destinations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1314-1332

  Miller, Michael R ^a   Takekawa, John Y ^a   Fleskes, Joseph P ^a   Orthmeyer, Dennis L ^a,b   Casazza, Michael L ^a   Perry, William M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b California Waterfowl Association   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELEMETERING; TRANSMITTERS; WETLANDS;

SATELLITE TRANSMITTERS; WETLAND ABUNDANCE;

SATELLITES;

BIOTELEMETRY; MIGRATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; WATERFOWL;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS ACUTA;

EID: 29244437558     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-125     Document Type: Article

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