Developing and validating a nestling photographic aging guide for cavity-nesting birds: an example with the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
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عنوان ژورنال: Avian Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2053-7166
DOI: 10.1186/s40657-020-0188-z