Long-term studies on productivity of Roseate Terns and Lesser Noddies on Aride Island, Seychelles

Ostrich

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 443-447

  Ramos, Jaime A ^a   Monticelli, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOUS TENUIROSTRIS; IXODIDA; STERNA DOUGALLII;

EID: 34547878703     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.2.51.131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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