Ecological and physiological factors affecting brood patch area and prolactin levels in arctic-nesting geese

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 405-418

  Jónsson, Jón Einar ^a   Afton, Alan D ^a   Alisauskas, Ray T ^b   Bluhm, Cynthia K ^c   El Halawani, Mohamed E ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Delta Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Station   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Body size; Brood patch; Geese; Incubation; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BROOD REARING; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; HORMONE; NEST STRUCTURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEABIRD;

ANSER; ANSER ROSSII; ANSER SP.; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS;

EID: 33646590926     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[405:EAPFAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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