Diurnal activity patterns of three heron species in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

Ostrich

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 127-130

  Kasoma, P M B ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

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EID: 0034148284     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.2000.9639889     Document Type: Article

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