Influence of cave structure, microclimate and nest harvesting on the breeding of the White-nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga germani in Vietnam

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Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-264

  Phach, Nguyên Quang ^a   Voisin, Jean Francois ^b  

^a Khanh Hoa Salangane Nest Company   (Viet Nam)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SUCCESS; CAVE STRUCTURE; MICROCLIMAYE; NEST HARVESTING; WHITE-NEST SWIFTLET;

VIETNAM;

COLLOCALIA FUCIPHAGA; COLLOCALIA FUCIPHAGA GERMANI;

EID: 0031941236     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1998.tb04387.x     Document Type: Article

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