Breeding biology of Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri) near Barrow, Alaska, 1991-99

Arctic

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-182

  Quakenbush, Lori ^a,b   Suydam, Robert ^c   Obritschkewitsch, Tim ^a,d   Deering, Michele ^a,e  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c North Slope Borough   (United States)

^d ABR Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Habitat selection; Nesting associations; Nesting success; Periodic nonbreeding; Polysticta stelleri; Steller's eider

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; BARROW; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; BUBO; CANIDAE; NYCTEA; POLYSTICTA STELLERI; STERCORARIUS; STERCORARIUS POMARINUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 3342977345     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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