A hitherto unknown hybridization between Chilean and South Polar skua

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 114-118

  Reinhardt, Klaus ^a   Blechschmidt, Karin ^a   Peter, Hans Ulrich ^a   Montalti, Diego ^b  

^a Institute of Ecology   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

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EID: 0031035938     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050112     Document Type: Article

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