Variation in digestive organ size among five species of diving ducks ( Aythya spp.)
Ceca length, small intestine length, and gizzard weight were measured for individuals of five species of diving ducks collected at Long Point Bay, Lake Erie, and Mitchell's Bay, Lake St. Clair, Ontario, in the falls of 1982 and 1983. The five species were Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis, N = 84),...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1985
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z85-346 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z85-346 |