The breeding population of Spotted Shags (Stictocarbo punctatus punctatus) on Banks Peninsula: 36 years later

Notornis

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-56

  Doherty, Janet L ^a   Bräger, Stefan ^b  

^a University of Otago ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Banks Peninsula; New Zealand; Population census; Spotted Shag; Stictocarbo punctatus punctatus

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543042182     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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