Comparative breeding ecology in arctic-geese of different body size : an example in ross's and lesser snow geese

Comparative breeding ecology in arctic-geese of different body size : an example in ross's and lesser snow geese

Two closely-related, different-sized species of geese nest sympatrically south of the Queen Maud Gulf (QMG) in Canadas central arctic. Following a period of high population growth rate in both species within the QMG, the population growth rate of larger-bodied lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Traylor, Joshua James
Other Authors: Alisauskas, Ray T.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2010
Subjects:
capital breeder
mark-recapture
nest success
breeding strategies
density dependence
life history variation
stable isotopes
arctic geese
body size
body condition
juvenile survival
nutritional ecology
recruitment
endogenous reserves
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-06162010-114258/

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