Hand-rearing corvlds for reintroduction: Importance of feeding regime, nestling growth, and dominance

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1460-1479

  Whitmore, Kathryn D ^a   Marzluff, John M ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive propagation; Conservation; Corvids; Endangered; Growth; Hand rearin g; Surrogate species

Indexed keywords

CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; CORVUS HAWAIIENSIS; CORVUS KUBARYI; CORVUX CORAX; PICA PICA;

EID: 0031788854     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802013     Document Type: Article

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