Bird diversity and distribution in relation to urban landscape types in northern Rwanda

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Gatesire, T ^a,b   Nsabimana, D ^a   Nyiramana, A ^a   Seburanga, J L ^a   Mirville, M O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^b Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTITIS HYPOLEUCOS; AQUILA POMARINA; ARTICLE; BIRD; CINNYRIS STUHLMANNI; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EAGLE; FLYCATCHER; LANDSCAPE; MIGRANT BIRD; MUSCICAPA STRIATA; NEIGHBORHOOD; NONHUMAN; PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS; RWANDA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYLVIA BORIN; URBAN AREA; WETLAND; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CITIES; RWANDA;

EID: 84929051819     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/157824     Document Type: Article

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