Morphological variation in the common fiscal Lanius collaris along an altitudinal gradient in southern Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 130-141

  Soobramoney, S ^a   Downs, C T ^a   Adams, N J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; LANIUS COLLARIS;

EID: 28244440957     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520509485485     Document Type: Article

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