Nutritional content of the diets of free-living scarlet macaw chicks in Southeastern Peru

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-23

  Brightsmith, Donald J ^a   McDonald, Debra ^c   Matsafuji, Daphne ^d   Bailey, Christopher A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dr Mac's International   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Ara macao; Avian; Crop contents; Fat; Free ranging parrots; Minerals; Nutrition; Protein; Scarlet macaw

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AVIAN CROP; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PSITTACINE; SOIL; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CROP, AVIAN; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; MINERALS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PERU; PSITTACIFORMES; SOIL;

ARA MACAO; AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 77951734210     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742-24.1.9     Document Type: Article

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