Species richness and seasonality of forest avifauna in three South African Afromontane forests

Ostrich

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 106-113

  Symes, Craig T ^a   Wirminghaus, J Olaf ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

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EID: 3442892528     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.2002.11446738     Document Type: Article

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