Breeding biology of a kentish plover (charadrius alexandrin us) population in an inland saline lake

Ardeola

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-85

  Fraga, Rosendo M ^a   Amat, Juan A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding biology; Brood desertion; Charadrius alexandrinus; Mating system; Parental care; Sequential polygamy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002721023     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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