HEALTH EVALUATION OF GALAPAGOS HAWKS (BUTEO GALAPAGOENSIS) ON SANTIAGO ISLAND, GALAPAGOS
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Health evaluation of Galapagos Hawks (Buteo galapagoensis) on Santiago Island, Galapagos.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0090-3558
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.39