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21-02-2019 | Letter to the Editor

The Asian Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii): on an accelerating path to extinction?

Authors: Ghulam Nabi, Rahim Ullah, Suliman Khan, Nawsherwan, Muhammad Amin, Naveed Rauf

Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation | Issue 5/2019

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Title: The Asian Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii): on an accelerating path to extinction?
Authors: Ghulam Nabi
Rahim Ullah
Suliman Khan
Nawsherwan
Muhammad Amin
Naveed Rauf
Publication date: 21-02-2019
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0960-3115
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9710
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01727-6

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