Breeding propensity of female harlequin ducks

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1388-1393

  Bond, Jeanine C ^a   Esler, Daniel ^a   Williams, Tony D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breeding propensity; Histrionicus histrionicus; Nonbreeders; Radiotelemetry; Vitellogenin; Yolk precursors

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; NESTING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEXUAL MATURITY; WATERFOWL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; HISTRIONICUS; HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS;

EID: 50249138177     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-241     Document Type: Article

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