Captive breeding for reintroduction: Influence of management practices and biological factors on survival of captive kaki (black stilt)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 459-474

  Van Heezik, Yolanda ^a   Lei, Peter ^a   Maloney, Richard ^b   Sancha, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Hatchability; Himantopus novaezelandiae; Incubation; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AVES; DIOSPYROS KAKI; HIMANTOPUS NOVAEZELANDIAE;

EID: 30844455375     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20065     Document Type: Article

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