Use of genetic mark-recapture to estimate breeding site fidelity and philopatry in a threatened sea duck population, Alaska-breeding Steller’s eiders

The Steller’s eider Polysticta stelleri is a sea duck that breeds in Arctic tundra regions of Russia and Alaska (USA). The Alaska-breeding population is listed as ‘threatened’ under the US Endangered Species Act because of a perceived contraction of the breeding range in North America. Understanding...

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Main Authors: Safine, DE, Lindberg, MS, Martin, KH, Talbot, SL, Swem, TR, Pearce, JM, Stellrecht, NC, Sage, GK, Riddle, AE, Fales, K, Hollmén, TE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2020-04-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v41/p349-360/