The early bear gets the goose: Climate change, polar bears and lesser snow geese in western Hudson Bay

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 539-547

  Rockwell, R F ^a   Gormezano, L J ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chen caerulescens; Climate change; Eggs; Energy compensation; Foraging behavior; Polar bear; Snow goose; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIOENERGETICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPENSATION; EGG PREDATION; MATURATION; NESTING; WATERFOWL;

CANADA; CAPE CHURCHILL; HUDSON BAY; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANSER; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS; PHOCA HISPIDA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 62949194203     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0548-3     Document Type: Article

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