Testing chemical markers on granivorous birds
We tested two substances (oxytetracycline and rhodamine B) that can be added to food or water of free-living birds, and serve as markers in their plumage for later identification. Oxytetracycline produced no detectable changes in the plumage of red bishops or redbilled queleas. Rhodamine B fed to ca...
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011957 |