Preliminary estimates of the population density of the Sokoke scops owl Otus ireneae ripley in the East Usambara lowlands, Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 303-311

  Evans, Tom D ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Otus ireneae; Population density; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SOKOKE SCOPS OWL;

EAST USAMBARA LOWLANDS; TANZANIA;

OTUS IRENEAE;

EID: 0031446374     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.093-89093.x     Document Type: Article

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