Primary moult of adult Red-billed Queleas (Quelea quelea) in southern Africa in relation to patterns of movement

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Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-339

  Oschadleus, H Dieter ^a   Underhill, Les G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEATHER; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOLT; MOVEMENT; POPULATION MODELING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

QUELEA QUELEA;

EID: 57649245252     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU08019     Document Type: Article

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