Apparent chitin digestibilities in the Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio) and the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 283, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 387-393

  Akaki, Chikako ^a   Duke, Gary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; ASIO; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FALCO SPARVERIUS; OTUS ASIO; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0033120260     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19990301/01)283:4/5<387::AID-JEZ8>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Review

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