A photographic census of flamingos in the Rift Valley Lakes of Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 326-334

  Woodworth, B L ^a,b   Farm, B P ^a,b   Mufungo, C ^a   Borner, M ^a   Ole Kuwai, J ^a  

^a Frankfurt Zoological Society Arusha   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial census; Phoenicopterus minor; Phoenicopterus ruber

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; FLAMINGO; MONITORING; POPULATION SIZE;

RIFT VALLEY LAKES; TANZANIA;

CICONIIFORMES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERUS MINOR; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER;

EID: 0031473327     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.098-89098.x     Document Type: Article

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