Changes in age and sex ratios amongst samples of hunter-shot wings from common duck species in Denmark 1982-2010

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 303-312

  Christensen, Thomas K ^a   Fox, Anthony D ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age and sex hunting bias; Breeding success; Demographic monitoring; Hunting; Population dynamics; Seasonal mortality

Indexed keywords

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES;

EID: 84896056327     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-013-0787-7     Document Type: Article

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