Monitoring Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii distribution, populations and time of occurrence within the Abu Dhabi Emirate using a network of local rangers

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Sheldon, Robert ^a   Launay, Frédéric ^a  

^a National Avian Research Center AbuDhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 0005310432     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900003580     Document Type: Article

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