Genetic analyses of noninvasively collected feathers can provide new insights into avian demography and behavior

Handbook of Nature Conservation: Global, Environmental and Economic Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 181-197

  Rudnick, Jamie A ^a   Katzner, Todd E ^c   DeWoody, J Andrew ^b  

^a BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^b National Aviary   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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