Impact of special early harvest seasons on subarctic-nesting and temperate-nesting Canada geese

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1494-1507

  Sheaffer, Susan E ^a   Kendall, William L ^b   Bowers, E Frank ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Branta canadensis; Canada geese; Mississippi Flyway; September harvest season; Subarctic nesting; Temperate nesting

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MIGRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; BRANTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 33645698051     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)69[1494:IOSEHS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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