Comparative breeding success of Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis in two adjoining habitats

Ostrich

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 327-328

  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

EUPLECTES; EUPLECTES CAPENSIS;

EID: 13444262517     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520409485464     Document Type: Article

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