The prelaying interval of emperor geese on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Condor

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 912-924

  Hupp, Jerry W ^a   Schmutz, Joel A ^a   Ely, Craig R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic geese; Chen canagica; Emperor Goose; Migration; Nesting; Rapid follicle growth; Yukon Kuskokwim Delta

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER CANAGICA; ANSER SP.; CHEN CANAGICA;

EID: 33845190329     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[912:TPIOEG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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