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Does mist-netting provide reliable data to determine the sex and age ratios of migrating birds? A case study involving the Great Tit (Parus major) and the Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) Cover

Does mist-netting provide reliable data to determine the sex and age ratios of migrating birds? A case study involving the Great Tit (Parus major) and the Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

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|Dec 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2013-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
Language: English
Page range: 173 - 185
Published on: Dec 31, 2013
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2013 Jarosław K. Nowakowski, Jacek Chruściel, Krzysztof Muś, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Landscape Ecology
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