Nutrient reserves of wintering American black ducks in the St. Lawrence estuary, Quebec / Gilles Gauthier, Line Choinière, and Jean-Pierre L. Savard.: CW69-9/202E-PDF

"Recent studies in Maine have suggested that winter is energetically stressful for American Black Ducks Anas rubripes (hereafter called black ducks). In this study, we examined the dynamics of nutrient reserves in black ducks wintering in the St. Lawrence estuary, Quebec, which is a very harsh environment"--Abstract.

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Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
Canadian Wildlife Service.
Title Nutrient reserves of wintering American black ducks in the St. Lawrence estuary, Quebec / Gilles Gauthier, Line Choinière, and Jean-Pierre L. Savard.
Series title Progress notes ; no. 202
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "October 1992."
Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Issued also in French under title: Réserves nutritives des canards noirs hivernant dans l'estuaire du Saint-Laurent (Québec).
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Canadian Wildlife Service, 1992.
Author / Contributor Gauthier, Gilles,1958-
Choinière, Line.
Savard, J.-P. L.
Description 10 p. : figs.
Catalogue number
  • CW69-9/202E-PDF
Subject terms Aquatic Birds
Air temperature
Black ducks
Winter
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