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Attributes of Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) nest cavities in Hungary Cover

Attributes of Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) nest cavities in Hungary

By: Gerard Gorman  
Open Access
|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2020-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
Language: English
Page range: 204 - 211
Submitted on: Sep 28, 2020
Accepted on: Oct 5, 2020
Published on: Dec 16, 2020
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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