Survival and breeding advantages of larger Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) goslings: Within- and among-cohort variation

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1281-1293

  Sedinger, James S ^a   Chelgren, Nathan D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Brant; Branta bernicla nigricans; Density; Growth; Life history; Recruitment; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BREEDING POPULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; RECRUITMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS;

EID: 36448991497     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1281:SABAOL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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