Nutrient-Reserve Dynamics of Breeding Lesser Scaup: A Test of Competing Hypotheses
- 1 February 1991
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Ornithological Applications
- Vol. 93 (1) , 89-97
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1368610
Abstract
We analyzed nutrient reserves (lipid, protein, mineral) and organs of Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) breeding in southwestern Manitoba. Our analysis provided wea...Keywords
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