Differences in the digestive organ morphology of captive and wild Brown Teal Anas chlorotis and implications for releases

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-264

  Moore, Suzanne J ^a,c   Battley, Phil F ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVE BREEDING; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEEDING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANAS CHLOROTIS; ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33746593395     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270906000396     Document Type: Article

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