Olfaction in birds: A closer look at the kiwi (Apterygidae)

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Castro, Isabel ^a   Cunningham, Susan J ^a   Gsell, Anna C ^b   Jaffe, Klaus ^c   Cabrera, Aivlé ^c   Liendo, Carmen ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIRD; OLFACTION;

APTERYGIDAE; AVES;

EID: 77954156098     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.05010.x     Document Type: Article

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