What triggers nesting of kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)?

Notornis

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 160-163

  Harper, Grant A ^a   Elliott, Graeme P ^b   Eason, Daryl K ^b   Moorhouse, Ron J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Captivity; Hand rearing; Kakapo; Strigops habroptilus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REARING;

STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS;

EID: 33645751301     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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