Interactions between snakes and seabirds on Robben, Schaapen and Meeuw islands, Western Cape province, South Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-118

  Underhill, Les G ^a   Sherley, Richard B ^b   Dyer, Bruce M ^c   Crawford, Robert J M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

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EID: 69149088260     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2009.80.2.10.837     Document Type: Note

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