Intercolony variation in growth of black brant goslings on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-108

  Fondell, Thomas F ^a   Flint, Paul L ^a   Sedinger, James S ^b   Nicolai, Christopher A ^b   Schamber, Jason L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

black brant; Branta bernicla nigricans; gosling growth; intercolony variation; population limitation; Yukon Kuskokwim Delta

Indexed keywords

COLONY STRUCTURE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DECLINE; REARING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES; YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA;

ANSER; BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS;

EID: 79951915905     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.24     Document Type: Article

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