Evolution of avian conservation breeding with insights for addressing the current extinction crisis

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-210

  D'Elia, Jesse ^a,b  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Conservation; Extinction; Zoos

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886555366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1944687X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3996/062010-JFWM-017     Document Type: Article

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