Meller's duck: A threatened species receives recognition at last

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1313-1323

  Young, H Glyn ^a   Rhymer, Judith M ^b  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas melleri; Madagascar; Meller's duck; Molecular phylogeny; Wetland biodiversity

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; WETLAND;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0032450169     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008843815676     Document Type: Article

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