AN INEXPENSIVE ELECTROMECHANICAL SETUP TO IDENTIFY EGG PREDATORS AT ARTIFICIAL NESTS;UN EQUIPO ELECTROMECÁNICO ECONÓMICO PARA IDENTIFICAR DEPREDADORES DE HUEVOS EN NIDOS ARTIFICIALES

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Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 71-75

  Cueto, Víctor R ^a   Mezquida, Eduardo T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argentina; Birds; Electromechanical setup; Mammals; Mendoza; Nest predators; Predator identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011690905     PISSN: 00733407     EISSN: 18504884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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