Colonial and Associated with Coot (Fulica Atra) nesting in Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus): Comparison of Three Lakes

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 324-329

  Stanevičius, Vitas ^a   Švažas, Saulius ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Colonial and associated nesting; Coot; Great Crested Grebe; Habitat

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012512418     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2005.10512697     Document Type: Article

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