Optimizing nest survival and female survival: Consequences of nest site selection for Canada Geese

Condor

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 769-780

  Miller, David A ^a,c   Grand, James B ^b   Fondell, Thomas F ^b   Anthony, R Michael ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily survival rate; Female survival; Nest site selection; Nest survival; Predator prey relationships; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ANSER; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 38349063286     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2007)109[769:ONSAFS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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