Habitat composition of Mauritius Kestrel home ranges

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 230-235

  Carter, Jo Ellen ^a,b   Jones, Michael Hunt ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALCO PUNCTATUS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 0033417441     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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