Breeding biology of two sympatric coots with contrasting conservation status

Bird Study

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 314-320

  Varo, Nico ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION STATUS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

FULICA ATRA; FULICA CRISTATA; RALLIDAE;

EID: 56649097861     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461537     Document Type: Article

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