Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris in KwaZulu-Natal: A case for non-sustainability

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 123-130

  Pero, L V ^a   Crowe, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Habitat; Helmeted guineafowl; Numida meleagris; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

GAME BIRD; HELMETED GUINEAFOWL; PESTICIDE;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE;

NUMIDA MELEAGRIS;

EID: 0030319429     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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