Territoriality of cape sugarbirds (promerops cafer) between and within breeding seasons

Ostrich

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 125-128

  Calf, K M ^a,b   Downs, C T ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROMEROPS CAFER; PROTEA;

EID: 1642326896     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520309485378     Document Type: Article

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