Characteristics of nest cavities of Barrow's Goldeneyes in eastern Canada;Características de las cavidades de anidamiento de Bucephala islandica en la parte este de Canadá

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-293

  Robert, Michel ^a   Vaillancourt, Marie Andrée ^b   Drapeau, Pierre ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Université du Québec à Montréal ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Backpack harness; Bucephala islandica; Commercial forest exploitation; Prong and suture; Radio telemetry; Snags

Indexed keywords

AVES; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA; BUCEPHALA; BUCEPHALA ISLANDICA; HARNESS;

EID: 77956164378     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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