Population structure of breeding Harlequin Ducks and the influence of predation risk

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 855-864

  Heath, J P ^a,c   Robertson, G J ^b   Montevecchi, W A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH KINETICS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

AVIAN PREDATORS; BIOPHYSICAL HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; HARLEQUIN DUCKS;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; SEABIRD;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; HISTRIONICUS; HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 33750213115     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-059     Document Type: Article

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