Comparative population biology of black (Francolinus francolinus) and grey (F. pondicerianus) francolins under Lal Suhanra National Park (Pakistan) conditions

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 949-958

  Khan, Waseem Ahmad ^a   Mian, Afsar ^a  

^a Pakistan Bioresource Research Centre   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Age structure; Annual fluctuation; Dispersion; Population density; Seasonal fluctuation; Sex structure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DISPERSION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; JUVENILE; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

LAL SUHANRA BIOSPHERE RESERVE; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

EID: 84884143625     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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