The effect of grassland shifts on the avifauna of a South African savanna

Ostrich

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-279

  Krook, Krissie ^a   Bond, William J ^a   Hockey, Phillip A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34547870155     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.2.24.104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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