Iron oxides in the plumage of bearded vultures. Medicine or cosmetics?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Negro, J J ^a   Margalida, A ^b   Torres, M J ^c   Grande, J M ^a   Hiraldo, F ^a   Heredia, R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Grupo De Estudio Y Protección del Quebrantahuesos GEPT

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDE; PLUMAGE;

EID: 0036399798     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.3098     Document Type: Short Survey

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