Biases in the field estimation of shorebird prey sizes;Vicios en los estimados de campo de tamaños de presas de Charadriiformes

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-61

  Lee, Nicola M ^a   Hockey, Philip A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0035530229     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-72.1.49     Document Type: Article

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