Timing of colony occupation, clutch size and breeding success in the Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis related to nest location in a South African heronry

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-173

  Kopij, Grzegorz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breeding ecology; Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis; Free State; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SUCCESS; CATTLE EGRET; CLUTCH SIZE;

SOUTH AFRICA, FREE STATE;

BUBULCUS IBIS;

EID: 0031374766     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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