The use of hand-raised psittacines for reintroduction: A case study of scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in Peru and Costa Rica

Biological Conservation

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 465-472

  Brightsmith, Donald ^a   Hilburn, Jenifer ^b   Del Campo, Alvaro ^c   Boyd, Janice ^d   Frisius, Margot ^b   Frisius, Richard ^b   Janik, Dennis ^b   Guillen, Federico ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b La Garita ^*  (United States)

^c Rainforest Expeditions   (Peru)

^d Amigos de Las Aves USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Costa Rica; Disease; Hand raised; Macaw; Peru; Psittaciformes; Reintroduction; Socialization; Supplemental feeding

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVE BREEDING; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARA MACAO; AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 4344703421     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.05.016     Document Type: Article

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