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Gull attacks on migrating birds at Ada Island (S Montenegro) Cover

Gull attacks on migrating birds at Ada Island (S Montenegro)

By: Dejan Bordjan and  Ivan Kljun  
Open Access
|Jan 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acro-2018-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6067 | Journal ISSN: 0351-2851
Language: English
Page range: 33 - 37
Submitted on: Feb 2, 2018
Accepted on: Jul 12, 2018
Published on: Jan 25, 2019
Published by: Bird Watching and Bird Study Association of Slovenia - DOPPS Bird Life
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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