Habitat use by houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) in arid shrubland in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-121

  Launay, F ^a   Roshier, D ^a   Loughland, R ^a   Aspinall, S J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Chlamydotis; habitat use; houbara bustard; method; tracks

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA; CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA MACQUEENII;

HABITAT USE; HOUBARA BUSTARD;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0030621073     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1995.0136     Document Type: Article

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