Parental investment in swan geese in an urban environment

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-27

  Randler, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BROOD REARING; BROOD SIZE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; JUVENILE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; VIGILANCE; WATERFOWL; WILD POPULATION;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HEIDELBERG;

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER CYGNOIDES;

EID: 33947497197     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/04-014.1     Document Type: Article

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