Movements and foraging effort of Steller's Eiders and Harlequin Ducks wintering near Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-132

  Reed, John A ^a   Flint, Paul L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleutian Islands; Eutrophication; Foraging ecology; Harlequin Duck; Histrionicus histrionicus; Home range; Polysticta stelleri; Steller's Eider

Indexed keywords

ANAS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; HISTRIONICUS; HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS; INVERTEBRATA; POLYSTICTA STELLERI;

EID: 34249074040     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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