Breeding and nest site characteristics of the Black-casqued hornbill Ceratogymna atrata and white-thighed hornbill Ceratogymna cylindricus in south-central Cameroon

Ostrich

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 79-88

  Stauffer, Donald J ^a   Smith, Thomas B ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERATOGYMNA; CERATOGYMNA ATRATA; CERATOGYMNA CYLINDRICUS; PETERSIANTHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 8344282867     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520409485418     Document Type: Article

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