Position in the sequence of laying, embryonic metabolic rate, and consequences for hatching synchrony and offspring survival in Canada geese

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-313

  Boonstra, Todd A ^a,b   Clark, Mark E ^a   Reed, Wendy L ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Branta canadensis maxima; Canada goose; Condition; Embyro; Hatching synchrony; Metabolism; Precocial offspring; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; BRANTA CANADENSIS MAXIMA;

EID: 77953438395     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.090043     Document Type: Article

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