Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) Science Article 3 abstract The expedition was carried out on 9-11 February 2007, as planned in earlier correspondence with the team working on the protection of Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus as well as Syrian and regional ornithologists. Participants included Anssi Kullberg currently working for the Finnish Embassy in Damascus […]
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Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) Science Article 1 abstract Analyses of mitochondrial control region sequences were used to infer phylogeny of Anser species,phylogeography of the lesser white-fronted goose, and genetic background of a captive stock.The genetic distances among the Anser species ranged from 0.9 to 5.5% in the complete controlregion sequences and supported the view […]
A note on the Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus in Sweden and the result of a reintroduction scheme.
Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) Science Article 2 abstract The Lesser White-fronted Goose has been afairly common breeding bird in the northern andmiddle parts of the Scandinavian mountain range.Since a few decades the species is threatened todisappear completely from Fenno-scandia (Norderhaug& Norderhaug 1984), where the populationin 1980 was estimated at 60-90 breeding pairsand 160-260 birds. […]
Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Anser erythropus | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Lesser White-fronted Goose | [FR] Oie naine | [DE] Zwerggans | [ES] Ansar Careto Chico | [NL] Dwerggans Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Anser erythropus EU n Genus The waterfowl genus Anser includes all grey geese and sometimes the […]