Brood movements of Eastern Prairie Population Canada geese: Potential influence of light goose abundance

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 435-442

  Nack, Robert R ^a,b   Andersen, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Branta canadensis; Brood; Canada geese; Chen caerulescens; Eastern Prairie Population; Hudson Bay; Light geese; Manitoba; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; NATAL DISPERSAL; TELEMETRY;

CANADA; CAPE CHURCHILL; HUDSON BAY; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANSER; ANSER ROSSII; ANSER SP.; BRANTA CANADENSIS; BRANTA CANADENSIS INTERIOR; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS;

EID: 33646681709     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[435:BMOEPP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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