Comparison of growth characteristics of chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar) raised in captivity

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-24

  Soner Balcio G Lu M ^a   Kizilkaya, Kadir ^b   Karabağ, Kemal ^a   Alkan, Sezai ^a   Ibrahim Yolcu H ^a   Şahin, Emine ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bertalanffy model; Chukar partridge; Gompertz model; Growth curve; Logistic model

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS CHUKAR;

EID: 72449131915     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2009.9706977     Document Type: Article

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