How to keep tropical montane frugivorous birds in captivity

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-273

  Boyle, W Alice ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition; Captive bird; Costa Rica; Distress; Frugivory; Montane forest; Synthetic diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149136785     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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