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Seasonal variations and migration phenology of the avifauna of Mandothi wetlands, India Cover

Seasonal variations and migration phenology of the avifauna of Mandothi wetlands, India

By: Aruna Yadav and  Deepak Rai  
Open Access
|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 21
Submitted on: Jan 7, 2025
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Accepted on: Aug 14, 2025
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Published on: Oct 31, 2025
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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