First sighting of eggs and chicks of the red-necked Amazon parrot (Amazona arausiaca) using an intra-cavity video probe

Zoo Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-70

  Reillo, Paul R ^a,b,c   Durand, Stephen ^d   McGovern, Karen A ^a  

^a Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park   (United States)

^b Rare Species Conservatory Foundation   (United States)

^c Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Center ^*  (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Conservation; Dominica; Flagship species; Rainforest

Indexed keywords

AMANOA; AMAZONA ARAUSIACA; DACRYODES EXCELSA; GALLUS GALLUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0033435865     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:1<63::AID-ZOO7>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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