Catastrophic collapse of Indian white-backed Gyps bengalensis and long-billed Gyps indicus vulture populations

V. Prakash; D.J. Pain; A.A. Cunningham; P.F. Donald; N. Prakash; A. Verma; R. Gargi; S. Sivakumar; A.R. Rahmani

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(02)00164-7

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Catastrophic collapse of Indian white-backed Gyps bengalensis and long-billed Gyps indicus vulture populations

V. Prakash D.J. Pain A.A. Cunningham P.F. Donald N. Prakash A. Verma

R. Gargi S. Sivakumar

A.R. Rahmani

Biological Conservation Vol. 109 No. 3 pp. 381-390 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Mar 01, 2003
Vol/Issue: 109(3)
Pages: 381-390
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V. Prakash, D.J. Pain, A.A. Cunningham, et al. (2003). Catastrophic collapse of Indian white-backed Gyps bengalensis and long-billed Gyps indicus vulture populations. Biological Conservation, 109(3), 381-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3207(02)00164-7

Catastrophic collapse of Indian white-backed Gyps bengalensis and long-billed Gyps indicus vulture populations

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