Behavior of Captive Psittacids in the Breeding Aviary

Manual of Parrot Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 281-290

  Wilson, G Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eclectus parrots; Extra pair; Grandfather clock; Quaker parakeets; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649639333     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344651.ch25     Document Type: Chapter

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