An evaluation of methods used to estimate carcass composition of common eiders Somateria mollissima

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-226

  Jamieson, Sarah E ^a,d   Gilchrist, H Grant ^b   Merkel, Flemming R ^c   Falk, Knud ^c   Diamond, Antony W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition; Carcass composition; Common eiders; Estimation models; Somateria mollissima

Indexed keywords

AVES; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 33745816667     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2006)12[219:AEOMUT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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