Survival and recovery rate of Canada geese staging in interior Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-42

  Eichholz, Michael W ^a,b   Sedinger, James S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barkers model; Canada geese; Goose management; Harvest; Migration; Oregon; Recovery rate; Staging; Survival; Washington

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE CLASS; GAMEBIRD; HARVESTING; MIGRATORY POPULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

ALASKA; CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ANSER; BRANTA CANADENSIS; BRANTA CANADENSIS PARVIPES; PIERIS RAPAE;

EID: 34248220527     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2004-192     Document Type: Article

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