Sex identification comparison of barn owls (Tyto alba javanica) using morphological features and molecular-based methods
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Language: English
Page range: 47 - 54
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 15, 2018
Published on: Mar 2, 2019
Published by: Raptor Protection of Slovakia
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© 2019 Shakinah Ravindran, Safwan Saufi, Wan Nur Amni, Intan Ishak, Noor Hisham Hamid, Cik Mohd Rizuan Zainal Abidin, Abu Hassan Ahmad, Ghows Azzam, Hasber Salim, published by Raptor Protection of Slovakia
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