Spatial and temporal variation in fruit and fruit-eating birds in the Taita Hills, south-east Kenya

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Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 37-44

  Githiru, M ^a,b   Bennun, L A ^a,d   Lens, L ^b,e   Ogol, Cpko ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 18944402511     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520509485471     Document Type: Article

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