Congenital neuropathy and dilution of feather melanin in nestlings of urban-breeding northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-103

  Rutz, Christian ^a   Zinke, Axel ^b   Bartels, Thomas ^c   Wohlsein, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis; Adendritic melanocytes; Congenital neuropathy; Hereditary disease; Inbreeding depression; Northern goshawk

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER GENTILIS; ANIMALIA; RAPTORES;

EID: 2942627498     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/02-031.1     Document Type: Article

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