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Long-distance dispersal of a Cape Gannet Morus capensis after an extended period of nest-site fidelity


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ROWAN K. JORDAAN & TREVOR McINTYRE

Citation

JORDAAN, R.K. & McINTYRE, T. 2016. Long-distance dispersal of a Cape Gannet Morus capensis after an extended period of nest-site fidelity. Marine Ornithology 44: 1 - 2

Received 15 December 2014, accepted 16 June 2015

Date Published: 2016/04/15
Date Online: 2017/02/28

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