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Nest defence of Tengmalm's owls reflects offspring survival prospects under fluctuating food conditions

✍ Scribed by Harri Hakkarainen; Erkki Korpimäki

Book ID
115569749
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
309 KB
Volume
48
Category
Article
ISSN
0003-3472

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