Raptors drowning in farm reservoirs in South Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-144

  Anderson, Mark D ^a   Maritz, Abrie W A ^b   Oosthuysen, Enrico ^a  

^a CAPENATURE   (South Africa)

^b Kalahari Raptor Project   (South Africa)

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EID: 0033197070     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.1999.9634530     Document Type: Article

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