Variations in band reporting rate and implications for kill rate in Greater Snow Geese

Variations in band reporting rate and implications for kill rate in Greater Snow Geese

We assessed spatial and temporal variation in reporting probability of banded Greater Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens atlantica) shot by hunters in eastern North America and evaluated potential residual biases in kill rate estimation. Adult Greater Snow Geese were marked with reward (value: US$10, $20...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Souchay, Olivier Gimenez, Gilles Gauthier, Roger Pradel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2014-06-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
Subjects:
Atlantic Flyway
band recovery
Greater Snow Goose
kill rate
reporting rate
reward band
spatial variation
temporal variation
waterfowl
Online Access:http://www.ace-eco.org/vol9/iss1/art1/

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