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The first documentation of a juvenile eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) with an unstreaked body Cover

The first documentation of a juvenile eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) with an unstreaked body

By: Ivaylo Angelov  
Open Access
|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2644-5247 | Journal ISSN: 1337-3463
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 43
Submitted on: Mar 15, 2025
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Accepted on: Apr 17, 2025
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Published on: May 24, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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