First recorded polygynous mating in the red kite (Milvus milvus)

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 254-257

  Van Kleef, Hein ^a,b   Bustamante, Javier ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bigamy; Do ana; Milvus milvus; Polygyny; Red Kite; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242713153     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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