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Monitoring of facultative avian scavengers on large mammal carcasses in Dinaric forest of Slovenia Cover

Monitoring of facultative avian scavengers on large mammal carcasses in Dinaric forest of Slovenia

By: Miha Krofel  
Open Access
|May 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10100-011-0003-3 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6067 | Journal ISSN: 0351-2851
Language: English
Page range: 45 - 51
Published on: May 30, 2012
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2012 Miha Krofel, published by Bird Watching and Bird Study Association of Slovenia - DOPPS Bird Life
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