Biogeography of the marine birds of a confined sea, the Mediterranean

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 297-313

  Zotier, Richard ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^b   Thibault, Jean Claude ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^c Parc Naturel Regl de la Corse   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Endemism; Marine birds; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032805032     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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