Blackbird (Turdus merula) predation on the endemic copper skink (Cyclodina aenea)

Notornis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 213-217

  Bell, Ben D ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blackbird; Cyclodina aenea; Lizards; Predation; Turdus merula

Indexed keywords

EID: 6144264876     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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