Biometrics, possible breeding origins and migration routes of south african grey plovers, pluvialis squatarola

Ostrich

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 140-144

  Serra, L ^a,b   Whitelaw, D A ^c   Tree, A J ^c  

^a Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0035457323     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520109485305     Document Type: Article

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