Del 44 - Studies in Avian Biology
Arctic Shorebirds in North America
A Decade of Monitoring
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2012-09-01
- Mått178 x 254 x 23 mm
- Vikt1 179 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieStudies in Avian Biology
- Antal sidor320
- FörlagUniversity of California Press
- ISBN9780520273108
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