Incorporating nocturnal activity of wintering Atlantic brant (Branta bernicla hrota) into 24 hour time-activity and daily energy expenditure models

• Main Author: Heise, Jeremiah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Delaware 2012
• Subjects: Brant > Wintering > New Jersey; Arctic; Brant; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/11791

The Arctic Goose Joint Venture has established numerous priority areas of research for Atlantic brant (Branta bernicla hrota). Several of these priorities focus on the wintering grounds, as the wintering period is often a limiting time for many species, especially migratory waterfowl. Addressing the...