Commentary - Ipecac: An improved emetic for wild birds

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 436-439

  Diamond, Antony W ^a,b   Fayad, V C ^c,d   McKinley, Peter S ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c Naro Moru   (Kenya)

^d New Hampshire Audubon ^*  (United States)

^e New Hampshire Audubon Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CEPHAELIS IPECACUANHA;

EID: 36849062194     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2007.00136.x     Document Type: Review

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