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Observer error in measurements of nestling wing length in small passerines Cover

Observer error in measurements of nestling wing length in small passerines

By: Wojciech Kania  
Open Access
|Mar 2010

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Language: English
Page range: 79 - 87
Published on: Mar 9, 2010
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2010 Wojciech Kania, published by University of Gdańsk
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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