European Swallows Hirundo rustica in Botswana during three non-breeding seasons: The effects of rainfall on moult

Ostrich

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 198-204

  van den Brink, B ^a,b   Bijlsma, R G ^a   van der Have, T M ^a  

^a Foundation WIWO   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0034148366     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.2000.9639911     Document Type: Article

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