Snow goose primaries as indicators of age and sex

Significant differences were found, by age and sex, in mean vane length and mean weight of the fourth primary flight feathers of lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens) collected in the Mackenzie River delta in September, 1971. Such differences might have research or management applications.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Kelsall, John P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1974
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie river
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z74-105
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z74-105
Description
Summary:Significant differences were found, by age and sex, in mean vane length and mean weight of the fourth primary flight feathers of lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens) collected in the Mackenzie River delta in September, 1971. Such differences might have research or management applications.

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