Aspects of the ecological energetics of development in rainbow bee-eaters

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-294

  Lill, Alan ^a   Fell, Peter J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0030840631     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO96065     Document Type: Article

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