Variation in nest predation among arid-zone birds

Ostrich

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 228-235

  Lloyd, Penn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA; PTEROCLES; PTEROCLES NAMAQUA; PTEROCLIDIDAE; RHINOPTILUS; RHINOPTILUS AFRICANUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 13444254461     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520409485449     Document Type: Article

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