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Long-term monitoring of a successful recovery program of Peregrine Falcons in Virginia

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|Feb 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2018-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
Language: English
Page range: 104 - 113
Submitted on: Apr 12, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 12, 2018
Published on: Feb 14, 2019
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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