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Range use of a Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) population in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park and the adjacent areas, Thrace, NE Greece

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Vasilakis, Dimitris P., Poirazidis, Konstantinos S., Elorriaga, Javier N. (2008): Range use of a Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) population in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park and the adjacent areas, Thrace, NE Greece. Journal of Natural History 42 (5-8): 355-373, DOI: 10.1080/00222930701835308, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701835308

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