Age-related plasma chemistry changes in houbara and kori bustards in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-37

  Bailey, Thomas A ^a   Wernery, Ullrich ^b   Howlett, Judith ^a   Naldo, Jesus ^a   Samour, Jaime H ^a  

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

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Age related differences; Ardeotis kori; Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii; Houbara bustard; Kori bustard; Plasma chemistries

Indexed keywords

ARDEOTIS KORI; AVES; CHLAMYDOTIS; CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA MACQUEENII; OTIDIDAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032604079     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.1.31     Document Type: Article

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