Development of restoration techniques for hawaiian thrushes: Collection of wild eggs, artificial incubation, hand-rearing, captive-breeding, and re-introduction to the wild

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-277

  Kuehler, Cyndi ^a,c   Lieberman, Alan ^a   Oesterle, Paul ^a   Powers, Tracey ^a   Kuhn, Maria ^a   Kuhn, Joseph ^a   Nelson, Jay ^d   Snetsinger, Tom ^d   Herrmann, Christina ^d   Harrity, Peter ^a   Tweed, Erik ^d   Fancy, Steve ^d   Woodworth, Bethany ^d   Telfer, Tom ^b  

^a Peregrine Fund/Zoological Soc of S   (United States)

^b Hawaii Div of Forestry and Wildlife   (United States)

^c Peregrine Fund   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; HAWAIIA; MYADESTES; MYADESTES OBSCURUS; MYADESTES PALMERI; TURDIDAE;

EID: 0034338540     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:4<263::AID-ZOO4>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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