Reproductive success and survival of hen rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) during summer

The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a common breeding bird in Iceland and the population shows fairly regular 10-year cycles. Independent of the cycle the population has been declining 4% annually for the last decades and the amplitude is markedly reduced. In this study two questions are addressed....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aðalsteinn Örn Snæþórsson 1968-
Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1946/11829