Experimental evidence for density-dependent survival in mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings

Oecologia

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-213

  Gunnarsson, Gunnar ^a,b   Elmberg, Johan ^a   Sjöberg, Kjell ^b   Pöysä, Hannu ^c   Nummi, Petri ^d  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dabbling ducks; Duckling; Model; Population regulation; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DUCK; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; DUCKS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 33747048179     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0446-8     Document Type: Article

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