Techniques for identifying predators of goose nests

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-256

  Anthony, R Michael ^a   Grand, James B ^a,b   Fondell, Thomas F ^a   Miller, David A ^a,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Artificial egg; Branta canadensis occidentalis; Camera; Dusky Canada goose; Nest predator

Indexed keywords

ANSER ANSER; ANSER SP.; BRANTA CANADENSIS; BRANTA CANADENSIS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 33749515962     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2006)12[249:TFIPOG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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