Hematocrit is related to age but not to nutritional condition in greater flamingo chicks

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-182

  Amat, Juan A ^a   Rendón, Miguel A ^a   Ramírez, José M ^b   Hortas, Francisco ^c   Arroyo, Gonzalo M ^c   Garrido, Araceli ^b   Rendón Martos, Manuel ^b   Pérez Hurtado, Alejandro ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body condition; Food quality; Hematology; Packed red cell volume; Phoenicopterus roseus

Indexed keywords

PHOENICOPTERUS;

EID: 62949177174     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0220-9     Document Type: Article

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