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Habitat selection and survival of Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) broods — preliminary results

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Factors affecting habitat selection and survival of individual Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) broods were studied. Females were marked with radio transmitters and coloured wing tags, and their movements and that of their broods were followed to investigate the pattern of lake use.

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Pöysä, H., Virtanen, J. (1994). Habitat selection and survival of Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) broods — preliminary results. In: Kerekes, J.J. (eds) Aquatic Birds in the Trophic Web of Lakes. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 96. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1128-7_27

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