Age determination of American black ducks in winter and spring

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1401-1410

  Ashley, E Paul ^a   North, Norman R ^a   Petrie, Scott A ^b   Bailey, Robert C ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

After second year; Age determination; American black duck; Anas rubripes; Banding; Coverts; Ontario; Postseason; Second year

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGE DETERMINATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPRING (SEASON); SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WINTER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANAS RUBRIPES; AVES;

EID: 33846818484     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1401:ADOABD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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