Iodine deficiency affects hatchability of endangered captive kaki (black stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Sancha, Emily ^a   Van Heezik, Yolanda ^b   Maloney, Richard ^a   Alley, Maurice ^c   Seddon, Philip ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Endangered species; Himantopus novaezelandiae; Iodine deficiency

Indexed keywords

AVES; DIOSPYROS KAKI; GALLUS GALLUS; HIMANTOPUS NOVAEZELANDIAE;

EID: 16544376562     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10123     Document Type: Article

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