The role of vocal individuality in conservation

Frontiers in Zoology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Terry, Andrew M R ^a   Peake, Tom M ^b   McGregor, Peter K ^c  

^a 1IUCN The World Conservation Union   (Belgium)

^b Duchy College ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Duchy College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BIAS (BIRD); MAMMALIA;

EID: 23944478194     PISSN: 17429994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-2-10     Document Type: Review

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