Links between avian botulism outbreaks in waterfowl, hatching asynchrony, and life history trade-offs of prefledgling Franklin's gulls (<i>larus pipixcan</i>)

This study investigated factors associated with two mortality events: avian botulism in waterfowl and mortality associated with hatching asynchrony in prefledgling Franklins gulls (Larus pipixcan). The initial focus of my research was on the spatiotemporal relationship between mortality of Franklin...

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Main Author: Soos, Catherine
Other Authors: Samuel, Michael D.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2004
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-11302004-161415/