Female Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus replaces an incubating female and raises her young

Australian bird watcher

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 205-210

  Olsen, Jerry ^a   Stevenson, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

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EID: 0042391526     PISSN: 00450316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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