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Original Articles

Anti-predator behaviour of the red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa (Galliformes: Phasianidae) to simulated terrestrial and aerial predators

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Pages 106-112 | Received 01 Apr 2010, Accepted 09 Jul 2010, Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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