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Do hot spots of breeding birds serve as surrogate hot spots of wintering birds? An example from central Spain

  1. C. Marfil-Daza*,
  2. M. Pizarro,
  3. G. Moreno-Rueda

Article first published online: 13 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00569.x

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Animal Conservation

Animal Conservation

Volume 16, Issue 1, pages 60–68, February 2013

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Marfil-Daza, C., Pizarro, M., Moreno-Rueda, G. (2013), Do hot spots of breeding birds serve as surrogate hot spots of wintering birds? An example from central Spain. Animal Conservation, 16: 60–68. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00569.x

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  1. Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain

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Carlos Marfil-Daza, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071, Granada, Spain.
Email: cmarfildaza@gmail.com

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  1. Issue published online: 28 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 13 JUL 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 7 JUN 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 22 NOV 2011

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