Trapping and shooting of Corncrakes Crex crex on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-227

  Baha El Din, S M ^a   Salama, W ^a   Grieve, A ^b   Green, R E ^b  

^a Roy Soc for the Protect of Birds ^*  (Egypt)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CREX CREX;

CORNCRAKE; POPULATION DECLINE; SHOOTING; TRAPPING;

EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN COAST;

EID: 0030429693     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900003117     Document Type: Article

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