Daily variations of blood biochemical parameters in the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-281

  Rodríguez, Pablo ^a   Tortosa, Francisco S ^a   Gortázar, Christian ^b  

^a Departamento de Zoología   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alectoris rufa; Blood biochemistry; Daily variations; Light dark cycle

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS RUFA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750994365     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0051-5     Document Type: Article

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