Breeding biology of the Common Kestrel in southern Africa (32°s) compared to studies in Europe (53°N)

Ostrich

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-132

  Van Zyl, A J ^a,b  

^a Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0033197125     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.1999.9634527     Document Type: Article

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