The decline of the corn bunting, Miliaria calandra, in the Republic of Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-175

  Taylor, Alison J ^a   O'Halloran, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MILIARIA CALANDRA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036991222     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2002.102.3.165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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