Nineteen years of management for Phoenicopteriformes in European Association of Zoos and Aquaria institutions: The Fabulous Flamingo Surveys and strategies to increase reproduction in captivity

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 184-198

  King, C E ^a   Bracko A ^b  

^a Am Rieselbach   (Germany)

^b Zoological Garden of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Breeding; Collaboration; Flamingo; Foot lesions; Management; Regional collection plan (RCP); Reproduction; Strategy; Survey

Indexed keywords

CICONIIFORMES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERIFORMES; PHOENICOPTERUS; PHOENICOPTERUS CHILENSIS; PHOENICOPTERUS MINOR; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER;

EID: 84897429230     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/izy.12041     Document Type: Article

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