Fluctuating asymmetry as a putative marker of human-induced stress in avian conservation

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 18, Issue , 2008, Pages S125-S143

  Lens, Luc ^a   Eggermont, Hilde ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 77955945086     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270908000336     Document Type: Article

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