Land use patterns within wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) home ranges in an agricultural landscape in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 186-194

  McCann, Kevin I ^a,b   Benn, Grant A ^c,d  

^a ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

^b Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife   (United States)

^c GISCOE   (South Africa)

^d GEOCLINE Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GRUS CARUNCULATUS;

EID: 33846220764     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520609485532     Document Type: Article

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