Plasma tocopherol, retinol, and carotenoid concentrations in free-ranging humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) in Chile

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-134

  Wallace, Roberta S ^a   Teare, J Andrew ^a   Diebold, Edward ^a   Michaels, Margaret ^a   Willis, Mary Jo ^a  

^a Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine birds; Nutrition; Vitamin A; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

AVES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS HUMBOLDTI;

EID: 0030555168     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1996)15:2<127::aid-zoo3>3.0.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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