The breeding biology of the water rail rallus aquaticus in britain and ireland

Bird Study

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-308

  Jenkins, Richard K B ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

RALLUS AQUATICUS;

EID: 0033507621     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461143     Document Type: Article

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