The influence of nest-site characteristics on the nesting success of the Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa)

Ostrich

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-274

  Nalwanga, Dianah ^a   Lloyd, Penn ^a,b   du Plessis, Morné A ^a   Martin, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRINIA; PRINIA MACULOSA;

EID: 13444263901     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520409485454     Document Type: Article

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