Adjustments to nitrogen metabolism during wing moult in Greylag Geese, Anser anser

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 661-669

  Fox, A D ^a   Kahlert, J ^a  

^a D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Feather growth; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANSER ANSER;

EID: 0032748891     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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