Candidate bird species for use in aging research

ILAR Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-96

  Austad, Steven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Budgerigar (melopsittacus undulatus); Canary (serinus canaria); Domestication; House sparrow (passer domesticus); Longevity; Senescence; Starling (sturnus vulgaris); Zebra fi nch (taeniopygia guttata)

Indexed keywords

AVES; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; MAMMALIA; MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; SERINUS CANARIA; STURNUS VULGARIS; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 79958031790     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.52.1.89     Document Type: Article

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