Movements and bioenergetics of canvasbacks wintering in the upper Chesapeake Bay

The movement patterns, range areas and energetics of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) wintering in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, were investigated. Eighty-seven juvenile female canvasbacks were radio-tracked between 30 December 1988 and 25 March 1989. Diurnal time and energy budgets were const...

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Main Author: Howerter, David W.
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41924
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04072009-040613/