What precipitates influxes of wetland birds to ephemeral pans in arid landscapes? Observations from Namibia

Ostrich

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-148

  Simmons, Robert E ^a   Barnard, Phoebe ^a   Jamieson, Ian G ^b  

^a Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0033197210     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.1999.9634531     Document Type: Article

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