Sampling avian adipose tissue: Assessing a nondestructive biopsy technique

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-98

  Owen, Ellie ^a,b   Daunt, Francis ^a   Wanless, Sarah ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood sampling; Fat sampling; Healing rate; Invasiveness; Live biopsy; Nonlethal

Indexed keywords

AVES; FULMARUS GLACIALIS; LARUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; URIA AALGE;

EID: 77950239665     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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