Thermal characteristics of wild and captive Micronesian kingfisher nesting habitats

Zoo Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 301-308

  Kesler, Dylan C ^a,b,c   Haig, Susan M ^a  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive breeding program; Halcyon cinnamomina; Micronesian kingfisher; Pohnpei; Temperature; Thermoneutral zone

Indexed keywords

ALCEDINIDAE; AVES; HALCYON; TODIRHAMPHUS CINNAMOMINUS;

EID: 4544364946     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20010     Document Type: Article

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