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Age and Performance in Geese1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

E. S. Merritt
Affiliation:
Animal Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, and Research Station, Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Quebec, respectively Canada Department of Agriculture
J. A. Lemay
Affiliation:
Animal Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, and Research Station, Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Quebec, respectively Canada Department of Agriculture
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