Survival of dusky Canada goose goslings in relation to weather and annual nest success

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1614-1621

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

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branta canadensis occidentalis; Dusky Canada goose; Gosling survival; Hatch date; Nest success; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WEATHER;

ALASKA; COPPER DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANSER; BRANTA CANADENSIS; BRANTA CANADENSIS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 53049092460     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-480     Document Type: Article

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