Migratory Masked Shrikes, Lanius nubicus staging at the desert edge: Phenology, and sex- and age-related differences in body mass

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Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 162-165

  Yosef, Reuven ^a   Tryjanowski, Piotr ^b  

^a Ben Gurion University of the Negev Eilat Campus   (Israel)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

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EID: 72049112107     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.2002.11446746     Document Type: Article

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