Lesser scaup spring nutrient reserve dynamics on the lower Great Lakes

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 395-407

  Badzinski, Shannon S ^a   Petrie, Scott A ^a,b  

^a Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aythya affinis; Fat; Great Lakes; Lake Erie; Lake Ontario; Lake St. Clair; Lesser scaup; Long Point Bay; Migration; Mineral; Nutrient reserves; Protein; Spring; Staging; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

FAT RESERVE; GAMEBIRD; MIGRATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PROTEIN; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPRING (SEASON); WATERFOWL;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; LAKE ONTARIO; LAKE SAINT CLAIR; LONG POINT; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

AVES; AYTHYA AFFINIS;

EID: 33745599085     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[395:LSSNRD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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