Effects of age and captivity on plasma chemistry values of the Egyptian Vulture

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 719-725

  Dobado Berrios, Pablo M ^a,c   Tella, José L ^a,d   Ceballos, Olga ^b   Donázar, José A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Grupo de Estud Biologicos Ugarra   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Captivity; Egyptian Vulture; Neophron percnopterus; Plasma chemistry; Raptors

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031786778     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369754     Document Type: Article

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