Condition index monitoring supports conservation priorities for the protection of threatened grass-finch populations

Conservation Physiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Maute, Kimberly ^a   French, Kristine ^a   Legge, Sarah ^b   Astheimer, Lee ^c   Garnett, Stephen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condition; Corticosterone; Fat; Haematocrit; Muscle; Season

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983666612     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20511434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/conphys/c     Document Type: Article

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