Age bias in the bag of pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus: Influence of flocking behaviour on vulnerability

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 577-582

  Madsen, Jesper ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Flocking; Harvest; Juvenile mortality; Predation risk; Predator swamping

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER BRACHYRHYNCHUS; AVES;

EID: 77955056712     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0349-1     Document Type: Article

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