Renesting by dusky Canada geese on the Copper River Delta, Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 955-964

  Fondell, Thomas F ^a   Grand, James B ^a,b   Miller, David A ^a,c   Anthony, R Michael ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branta canadensis occidentalis; Breeding ground survey; Continuation nest; Dusky Canada goose; Female success; Individual based model; Nest success; Renest

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; CLUTCH SIZE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALASKA; COPPER DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; BRANTA CANADENSIS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 32344439505     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[955:RBDCGO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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