Nutrition of birds in the order Psittaciformes: A review

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-275

  Koutsos, Elizabeth A ^a   Matson, Kevin D ^b   Klasing, Kirk C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Diets; Nutrition; Psittaciformes; Psittacine; Requirements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035736940     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2001)015[0257:NOBITO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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