Pollen analysis of barn swallow faeces (Hirundo rustica)

Acta Palaeobotanica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-194

  Bińka, Krzysztof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Faeces; Harn swallow; Hirundo rustica; Pollen

Indexed keywords

FECES; PALYNOLOGY; PASSERINE; PLANT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AVES; HEXAPODA; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; INSECTA;

EID: 33846321835     PISSN: 00016594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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