Effect of dilution degree of commercial nectar and provision of fruit on food, energy and nutrient intake in two rainbow lorikeet subspecies

Zoo Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-106

  Kalmar, I D ^a   van Loon, M ^a   Burkle M ^b   Reinschmidt, M ^b   Waugh, D ^b   Werquin, G ^c   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Loro Parque SA   (Spain)

^c Versele Laga   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Avian; Nutrition; Parrot; Psittacidae; Voluntary intake

Indexed keywords

AVES; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PSITTACIDAE; TRICHOGLOSSUS HAEMATODUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSITTACINE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; PSITTACIFORMES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 66349128339     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20240     Document Type: Article

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