Brood ecology and population dynamics of King Eiders

• Main Author: Mehl, Katherine Rose
• Other Authors: Alisauskas, Ray T., Plante, Yves, Forsyth, George W., Cooch, Evan, Clark, Robert G., Bortolotti, Gary R.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Brood ecology; duckling; King Eider; Somateria mollissima; Survival; waterfowl; Arctic; Karrak Lake; Nunavut; Somateria spectabilis
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-07132004-133640

Birth and death processes and the extent of dispersal directly affect population dynamics. Knowledge of ecological factors that influence these processes provides insight into natural selection and understanding about changes in population size. King eiders (Somateria spectabilis) breed across the a...