Demography of the seychelles black paradise-flycatcher: Considerations for conservation and reintroduction

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Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 104-110

  Currie, Dave ^a   Bristol, Rachel ^a   Millett, James ^a   Shah, Nirmal J ^a  

^a NATURE SEYCHELLES   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; FELIS; HYPSIPETES CRASSIROSTRIS; MAMMALIA; RATTUS SP.; REPTILIA; TERPSIPHONE CORVINA;

EID: 28244478973     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520509485482     Document Type: Article

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