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Communal nesting ecology of Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) and Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea) in two seasonally emerged riverine islands in Bangladesh Cover

Communal nesting ecology of Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) and Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea) in two seasonally emerged riverine islands in Bangladesh

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2024-0036 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
Language: English
Page range: 287 - 297
Submitted on: Apr 8, 2024
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Accepted on: Aug 2, 2024
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Published on: Dec 8, 2024
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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