Growth and fledging of kakapo

Notornis

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-115

  Farrimond, Melissa ^a   Elliott, Graeme P ^b   Clout, Mick N ^c  

^a Department of Conservation ^*  (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chick; Fledging; Kakapo; Strigops habroptilus; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVE BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLEDGING; FLIGHTLESSNESS; HATCHING;

AUSTRALASIA; CODFISH ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

PSITTACIDAE; STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS;

EID: 33645728119     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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