Whole-body nutrient composition of various ages of captive-bred bearded dragons (Pogona vitteceps) and adult wild anoles (Anolis carolinensis)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 489-497

  Cosgrove, Jennifer J ^a,c,d   Beermann, Donald H ^a   House, William A ^a   Toddes, Barbara D ^b   Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Philadelphia Zoological Garden   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Reptile; Whole prey composition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; CAROLINENSIS; POGONA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036032601     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10055     Document Type: Article

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