Effects of abdominally implanted radiotransmitters with percutaneous antennas on migration, reproduction, and survival of Canada geese

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 812-822

  Hupp, Jerry W ^a   Pearce, John M ^a   Mulcahy, Daniel M ^a   Miller, David A ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal radiotransmitters; Branta canadensis; Canada goose; Migration; Nesting; Radio telemetry; Survival; Transmitter effects

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIGRATION; MONITORING; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; BRANTA CANADENSIS PARVIPES;

EID: 33746340294     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[812:EOAIRW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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