Treatment of capture myopathy in shorebirds: A successful trial in northwestern Australia

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-164

  Rogers, Danny I ^a,d   Battley, Phil F ^b,c   Sparrow, Jan ^d   Koolhaas, Anita ^e   Hassell, Chris J ^d  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Netherlands Inst of Sea Research ^*  (Australia)

^e ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capture myopathy; Migration; Rehabilitation; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS RUFICOLLIS; CALIDRIS TENUIROSTRIS; LIMOSA; LIMOSA LAPPONICA;

EID: 2442565740     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.2.157     Document Type: Article

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