Factors affecting flushing distance in incubating female greylag geese Anser anser

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-18

  Osiejuk, Tomasz S ^a   Kuczyński, Lechosław ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anser anser; Flushing distance; Greylag goose; Parental investment; Risk taking behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER ANSER;

EID: 34249789614     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[11:FAFDII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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