On the taxonomic status of the Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata

Ibis

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 665-675

  Parry, S J ^a,b   Clark, W S ^c   Prakash, V ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BNHS ^*  (United States)

^d BNHS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CLUTCH SIZE; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; PLUMAGE; RAPTOR; TAXONOMY;

AQUILA; AQUILA POMARINA; CICONIIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 0036787652     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2002.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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