Mate fidelity in swans: an interspecific comparison

Abstract Of the three swan species that occur in Britain, the Bewick’s and Whooper Swans are migratory and the Mute Swan resident throughout the year. The Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii (see drawing above) breeds on tundra in the Russian arctic, and birds from the western population fly s...

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Main Authors: Rees, Eileen C, Lievesley, Pia, Pettifor, Richard A, Perrins, Christopher
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Oxford University PressOxford 1996
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198548614.003.0006
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