The status of cranes in Africa in 2005

Ostrich

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-184

  Beilfuss, Richard D ^a   Dodman, Tim ^b   Urban, Emil K ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL   (Netherlands)

^c AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BALEARICA PAVONINA; BALEARICA PAVONINA REGULORUM; GRUIDAE; GRUS; GRUS CARUNCULATUS; GRUS PARADISEA; GRUS VIRGO; PAVONINA;

EID: 34547860878     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.2.11.91     Document Type: Conference Paper

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