Age-related reproductive success in cormorant phalacrocorax carbo

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-135

  Bregnballe, Thomas ^a   Gregersen, Jens ^b  

^a Division of Wildlife Ecology   (Denmark)

^b National Forest and Nature Agency   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age relation; Cormorant; Denmark; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344324982     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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