Heterospecific egg destruction by Wattled Starlings and the impact on Pied Babbler reproductive success

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Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Ridley, A R ^a,b   Thompson, A M ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATOPHORA CINEREA; STURNIDAE; TIMALIIDAE; TURDOIDES BICOLOR;

EID: 84857854110     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2011.618247     Document Type: Article

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