The avifauna of coastal forests in southern Kenya: Status and conservations

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Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 247-256

  Waiyaki, Edward ^a   Bennun, Leon A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

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EID: 0034148242     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.2000.9639923     Document Type: Article

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