Seasonal changes in food intake and body mass in captive houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata) and effect of ambient temperature

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 359-370

  Jacquet, Jeanne Marie ^a,b  

^a National Avian Research Center AbuDhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Le Champ   (France)

Author keywords

Body mass; Chlamydotis undulata; Food intake; Houbara; Seasonal variations; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FOOD INTAKE; HOUBARA MUSTARD; SEASONALITY;

CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA;

EID: 0032033566     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0349     Document Type: Article

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