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- Title
Hummingbird nutrition: Development of a purified diet for long-term maintenance.
- Authors
Brice, A. T.; Grau, C. R.
- Abstract
A purified liquid diet containing 25% solids (by weight) was developed for maintenance of adult hummingbirds so that nutritional studies could be conducted. Calypte anna and C. costae were fed the diet for at least 1 year, during which time they maintained body weights and general good health, and they molted normally. A diet containing 3% protein (dry weight basis), supplied by isolated soybean protein plus methionine, met the need for nitrogen. It was found that Calypte anna and C. costae do not need ascorbic acid in their diets.
- Publication
Zoo Biology, 1989, Vol 8, Issue 3, p233
- ISSN
0733-3188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/zoo.1430080304