White Ibis integument color during the breeding season

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-150

  Heath, Julie A ^a,b   Frederick, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bare part; Capture technique; Carotenoid; Ciconiiformes; Hormone; Signal

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; EUDOCIMUS; EUDOCIMUS ALBUS; FLORIDA; IBIS;

EID: 33646554198     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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