Conservation status and reproductive ecology of giant babax Babax waddelli (Aves, Timaliinae), endemic to the Tibet plateau

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Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 418-425

  Lu, Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Babax waddelli; Conservation; Giant babax; Mating system; Mid Yalong Zangbo River; Nest site selection; Status; Tibet

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT USE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

AVES; BABAX; BABAX WADDELLI; BERBERIS; COTONEASTER DIVARICATUS; ROSA SERICEA; SALIX;

EID: 31144479651     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605304000791     Document Type: Article

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