The effects of rearing method on social behaviors of mentored, captive-reared juvenile California condors

Zoo Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-18

  Utt, Amy C ^a   Harvey, Nancy C ^b,c   Hayes, William K ^a   Carter, Ronald L ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Griggs Hall ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Avian; Conservation; Endangered; Gymnogyps californianus; Parent rearing; Puppet rearing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GYMNOGYPS; GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 40949094809     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20151     Document Type: Article

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