Estimating the hatch dates of Australian brush-turkey embryos by candling

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 669-676

  Wong, Sharon ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; EGG; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAMEBIRD; HATCHING;

AUSTRALIA;

ALECTURA LATHAMI;

EID: 0032469590     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97068     Document Type: Article

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