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Colony site choice of blue-tailed bee-eaters: influences of soil, vegetation, and water quality

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Yuan, Hsiao-Wei, Burt, D. Brent, Wang, Lee-Ping, Chang, Wen-Lian, Wang, Ming-Kuang, Chiou, Chyi-Rong, Ding, Tzung-Su (2006): Colony site choice of blue-tailed bee-eaters: influences of soil, vegetation, and water quality. Journal of Natural History 40 (7-8): 485-493, DOI: 10.1080/00222930600681043, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930600681043

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