A long term study on initial orientation in sand martins (Riparia riparia)

Behaviour

Volumn 136, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 1311-1323

  Baldaccini, Natale Emilio ^a   Giunchi, Dimitri ^a   Mongini, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0040597133     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853999500730     Document Type: Article

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