Seasonal patterns in numbers of kelp gulls Larus dominicanus vetula in the Port Elizabeth area and on Bird Island, Algoa Bay

Ostrich

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 195-201

  Whittington, P A ^a   Klages, N T W ^a,b   Martin, A P ^c  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ARCUS GIBB Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; LARUS DOMINICANUS;

EID: 33846203433     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520609485533     Document Type: Article

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