The influence of sample size on the determination of population trends in the vulnerable Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni overwintering in South Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Ward, David ^a   Pepler, David ^b   Botha, Riana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALCO NAUMANNI;

EID: 55949111080     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2008.79.2.10.584     Document Type: Article

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