Habitat use, distribution and breeding ecology of the globally threatened Rudd's Lark and Botha's Lark in eastern South Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-28

  Maphisa, David H ^a   Donald, Paul F ^b   Buchanan, Graeme M ^b   Ryan, Peter G ^c  

^a BirdLife South Africa   (South Africa)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAUDIDAE; AVES; CARNIVORA; HERPESTIDAE; HETEROMIRAFRA RUDDI; RODENTIA; SERPENTES; SPIZOCORYS FRINGILLARIS;

EID: 69149091845     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2009.80.1.3.761     Document Type: Article

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