Mating system of the Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata undulata in eastern Morocco

Ardeola

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-102

  Hingrat, Yves ^a,b   Saint Jalme, Michel ^b  

^a Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation (ECWP)   (Morocco)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Exploded lek; Food resources; Habitat selection; Habitat use; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA UNDULATA;

EID: 27744450230     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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