Demographic parameters of rural and Urban adult resident Canada geese in Georgia

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-123

  Balkcom, Gregory D ^a  

^a Game Management Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Band recovery; Branta canadensis; Burnham model; Harvest; Markrecapture; Program MARK; Recovery; Resident Canada geese; Survival

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HARVESTING; HUNTING; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION GROWTH; RECOVERY PLAN; RURAL AREA; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

ANSER; BRANTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 73449141421     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-007     Document Type: Article

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