Expensive traditions: Energy expenditure of aleutian geese in traditional and recently colonized habitats

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 385-391

  Mini, Anne E ^a   Black, Jeffrey M ^a,b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budgets; Aleutian cackling goose; Branta hutchinsii leucopareia; Disturbance; Energy expenditure; Foraging behavior; Hazing; Northwestern California

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; COLONIZATION; DISTURBANCE; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LANDOWNER; PASTURE; PREDATION; PRIVATE LAND; STOPOVER; WATERFOWL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANSER; AVES; BRANTA;

EID: 77749292419     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-174     Document Type: Article

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