Use of the Beaufort Sea by king eiders breeding on the North Slope of Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1892-1898

  Phillips, Laura M ^a,c   Powell, Abby N ^a   Taylor, Eric J ^b   Rexstad, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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

^c Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Beaufort Sea; Distribution; King eider; Migration; Satellite telemetry; Somateria spectabilis

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT USE; MIGRATION; MOLT; TELEMETRY; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; HARRISON BAY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH SLOPE; SMITH BAY; UNITED STATES;

SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 48249084114     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-636     Document Type: Article

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