Nestling growth and development in the brown falcon, Falco berigora: An improved ageing formula and field-based method of sex determination

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-418

  McDonald, Paul G ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GROWTH; NESTLING; RAPTOR; SEX DETERMINATION;

AUSTRALIA;

FALCO; FALCO BERIGORA; FALCONIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037703504     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02041     Document Type: Article

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