Assessing genetic variation in natal populations of small Canada geese via microsatellite loci

• Main Author: Cathey, James C.
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Texas Tech University 1997
• Subjects: Geese; Canada goose; Genetics; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Mackenzie River; Northwest Territories; Queen Maud Gulf; Branta canadensis; Canada Goose; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2346/22495

Traditionally, waterfowl biologists have identified specific groups of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) by the recovery of marked individuals and/or their winter distribution. From winter distributions and field observations of marked birds, small Canada geese in the Central Flyway have been placed...