Black skimmer (rynchops niger) breeding trends in South Carolina

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-446

  Snipes, Katie C ^a   Sanders, Felicia J ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RYNCHOPS NIGER;

EID: 84867066351     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.011.0307     Document Type: Article

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