Protein requirements of a specialized frugivore, Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus)

Auk

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1080-1088

  Pryor, G S ^a   Levey, D J ^a   Dierenfeld, E S ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FRUGIVORY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN;

AVES; BOMBYCILLA CEDRORUM; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTRICHAS FULGIDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035207872     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089864     Document Type: Article

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