Reproductive strategies of northern geese: Why wait?

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 594-605

  Ely, Craig R ^a   Bollinger, Karen S ^a,c   Densmore, Roseann V ^a   Rothe, Thomas C ^b   Petrula, Michael J ^b   Takekawa, John Y ^a   Orthmeyer, Dennis L ^a,d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Anser albifrons elgasi; Breeding strategy; Migration; Prenesting ecology; Tule greater white fronted goose

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANSER; ANSER ALBIFRONS;

EID: 34249103567     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[594:RSONGW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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