The effect of flipper banding on the breeding success of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus at Boulders Beach, South Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-80

  Hampton, Shannon L ^a   Ryan, Peter G ^a   Underhill, Les G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS;

EID: 69149106112     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2009.80.2.2.829     Document Type: Article

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