A need for continued collecting of avian voucher specimens in Africa: Why blood is not enough

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Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 187-191

  Bates, John M ^a   Bowie, Rauri C K ^b   Willard, David E ^a   Voelker, Gary ^c   Kahindo, Charles ^d  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 13444280594     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520409485442     Document Type: Article

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