Blood values of Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) in captivity: Comparative ranges and variability with age, sex and physical condition;Blutwerte des Waldrapps (Geronticus eremita) in Gefangenschaft: vergleichende Rangstufen und Veränderbarkeit in Bezug zu Alter, Geschlecht und körperlicher Verfassung

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 98-104

  Villegas, A ^a   Guzmán, J M Sánchez ^a   Corbacho, C ^a   Corbacho, P ^a   Vargas, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Lab de Bioquim y Biol Molecular   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood chemistry; Geronticus eremita; Haematocrit; Physical condition; Reference ranges

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BODY CONDITION; CAPTIVE BREEDING; HEMATOLOGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GERONTICUS; GERONTICUS EREMITA; IBIS;

EID: 2342632617     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-003-0016-3     Document Type: Article

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