Survival of female harlequin ducks during wing molt

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1220-1224

  Iverson, Samuel A ^a,b   Esler, Daniel ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Harlequin duck; Histrionicus histrionicus; Prince William Sound; Radiotelemetry; Survival; Waterfowl; Wing molt

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BREEDING SEASON; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; MOLT; POPULATION GROWTH; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; WING;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; HISTRIONICUS; HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS;

EID: 50249104287     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-433     Document Type: Article

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