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Effects of an Increasing Lesser Snow Goose Population on Shorebird Foraging Ecology at La Perouse Bay, Manitoba
… caused by an increasing population of lesser snow geese, this study was initiated in 1997 to determine the effects of degradation on shorebird foraging ecology at La Perouse Bay. Sampling was conducted from June 1 - August 10, 1997 and June 4 - August 8, 1998. For temporal analysis each …
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Evaluations of Techniques for Estimating Fall Age Ratios of Canada and Snow Geese
… hunter-bag checks for estimating productivity of lesser snow geese (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) and small Canada geese (Branta cnadensis hutchinsii-parvipes complex) was studied at Sand Lake and Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuges during fall, 1965 and 1966. Age-ratios obtained from flock …
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Effects of body size on goose behavior: lesser snow goose and Ross's goose
Body size is highly variable among geese, both at intra- and interspecific levels. Interspecific variation in several behaviors has been attributed to differences in body size in geese: incubation constancy, tendency to maintain family units, and time spent foraging. Body size has important …
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Decision-making and demography of greater white-fronted geese
… AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons) are Arctic-nesting waterfowl with breeding ranges distributed throughout the Arctic. Due to this broad distribution, the species has been separated into four to five subspecies, and comprises at least eight populations with …