First breeding by captive-bred houbara bustards introduced in central Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 527-534

  Gelinaud, G ^a   Combreau, O ^b   Seddon, P J ^a  

^a National Avian Research Center ^*

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

Author keywords

breeding; Clamydotis undulata macqueenii; houbara bustard; introduction; Mahazat as Sayd; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; HOUBARA BUSTARD; INTRODUCED BIRD;

SAUDI ARABIA, MAHAZAT AS-SAYD;

CLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA MACQUEENII;

EID: 0031082092     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0155     Document Type: Article

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