Temporal and spatial distribution of interior Alaska white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis)
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006 To address the question if white-fronted geese molting in Interior Alaska could be temporally and spatially delineated from the rest of the mid-continent white-fronted goose population, I (1) determined interannual variation in temporal and spatial...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/5575 2023-05-15T14:42:02+02:00 Temporal and spatial distribution of interior Alaska white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) Webb, Deborah Dawn 2006-05 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5575 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5575 Department of Biology and Wildlife Thesis ms 2006 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:36:28Z Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006 To address the question if white-fronted geese molting in Interior Alaska could be temporally and spatially delineated from the rest of the mid-continent white-fronted goose population, I (1) determined interannual variation in temporal and spatial distribution of geese from Interior Alaska during fall and winter, (2) contrasted temporal and spatial distribution of Interior Alaska geese with Arctic Slope (Alaska) geese, and (3) contrasted migration timing of Interior Alaska geese with Canadian Arctic geese on fall staging areas in prairie Canada. Migration of Interior Alaska geese occurred synchronously and earlier than migration of Arctic Slope geese between Alaska and fall staging grounds in prairie Canada, but was individually highly variable further south on wintering grounds. Spatial distribution of Interior Alaska geese hardly varied between years on fall staging grounds but varied on wintering grounds. Spatial distribution of Interior Alaska geese and Arctic Slope geese differed mostly on fall staging grounds in prairie Canada. Interior Alaska geese staged longer in the study area in prairie Canada than Canadian arctic geese because they arrived earlier and left at the same time. I conclude that delineation of Interior Alaska white-fronted geese is possible on fall staging grounds in prairie Canada, but not on wintering grounds. Thesis Arctic Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA Arctic Canada Fairbanks |
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Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006 To address the question if white-fronted geese molting in Interior Alaska could be temporally and spatially delineated from the rest of the mid-continent white-fronted goose population, I (1) determined interannual variation in temporal and spatial distribution of geese from Interior Alaska during fall and winter, (2) contrasted temporal and spatial distribution of Interior Alaska geese with Arctic Slope (Alaska) geese, and (3) contrasted migration timing of Interior Alaska geese with Canadian Arctic geese on fall staging areas in prairie Canada. Migration of Interior Alaska geese occurred synchronously and earlier than migration of Arctic Slope geese between Alaska and fall staging grounds in prairie Canada, but was individually highly variable further south on wintering grounds. Spatial distribution of Interior Alaska geese hardly varied between years on fall staging grounds but varied on wintering grounds. Spatial distribution of Interior Alaska geese and Arctic Slope geese differed mostly on fall staging grounds in prairie Canada. Interior Alaska geese staged longer in the study area in prairie Canada than Canadian arctic geese because they arrived earlier and left at the same time. I conclude that delineation of Interior Alaska white-fronted geese is possible on fall staging grounds in prairie Canada, but not on wintering grounds. |
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Webb, Deborah Dawn Temporal and spatial distribution of interior Alaska white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) |
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Temporal and spatial distribution of interior Alaska white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) |
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Temporal and spatial distribution of interior Alaska white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) |
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Temporal and spatial distribution of interior Alaska white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) |
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Temporal and spatial distribution of interior Alaska white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) |
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Temporal and spatial distribution of interior Alaska white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) |
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temporal and spatial distribution of interior alaska white-fronted geese (anser albifrons frontalis) |
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