Evidence for wing molt and breeding site fidelity in King Eiders

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-153

  Phillips, Laura M ^a   Powell, Abby N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Breeding; Fidelity; King Eider; Satellite telemetry; Somateria spectabilis; Wing molt

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; MOLT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SITE FIDELITY; TELEMETRY; WING;

SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 33746883147     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[148:EFWMAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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