The use of a nutritional supplement to improve egg production in the endangered kakapo

Biological Conservation

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 248-255

  Houston, David ^a   Mcinnes, Kate ^b   Elliott, Graeme ^b   Eason, Daryl ^b   Moorhouse, Ron ^b   Cockrem, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breeding; Clutch size; Nutrition; Parrots; Strigops habroptilus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD REARING; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; NUT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; PSITTACIDAE; STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS;

EID: 34250010577     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

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