The role of behavior in tern conservation

Current Zoology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 500-514

  Palestis, Brian G ^a  

^a WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective population size; Habitat modification; Metapopulations; Predator control; Restoration; Sternidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905675409     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/60.4.500     Document Type: Article

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