Winter movement dynamics of black brant

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 534-540

  Lindberg, Mark S ^a   Ward, David H ^b   Tibbitts, T Lee ^b   Roser, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brant; Goose management; Movement; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT QUALITY; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERFOWL; WINTER;

CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANSER; BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS;

EID: 44849105669     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-051     Document Type: Article

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