Low survival after release into the wild: Assessing "the burden of captivity" on Mallard physiology and behaviour

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 255-267

  Champagnon, Jocelyn ^a,b,c   Guillemain, Matthieu ^a   Elmberg, Johan ^d   Massez, Grégoire ^e   Cavallo, Francois ^a   Gauthier Clerc, Michel ^b  

^a Office National de la Faune Sauvage   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Les Marais du Vigueirat   (France)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Digestive system; E SURGE; Nasal saddle; Restocking; Scaled mass index

Indexed keywords

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84856756398     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0573-3     Document Type: Article

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