Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) Chick Diet at Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia
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عنوان ژورنال: Waterbirds
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1524-4695,1938-5390
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[395:rtsmcd]2.0.co;2