Selective nutrition in kākāpō
18 May, 2006
Dean Williams talks to David Raubenheimer, whose research focus is the nutritional composition of kākāpō supplementary food.
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Duration: 13'18"
David Raubenheimer is a Nutritional Biologist at the University of Auckland and is researching selective nutrition in birds. He describes the basis for his work – understanding the nutrients that animals need, how much they need, where do the nutrients come from, and what they use them for. His work has assisted in the development of a new supplementary food for kākāpō.
Programme details: Our Changing World
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- 15 November 2007
