Geographic variation in Socotra Sparrows Passer insularis

Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-82

  Ryan, Peter G ^a   Nupen, Lisa ^a   Rose, Barrie ^a   Suleiman, Ahmed Saeed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Ministry of Water and Environment   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CASTANEA CRENATA; PASSER INSULARIS; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 77956565235     PISSN: 00071595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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