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Annual prevalence of haematozoa in White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus nestlings at Kimberley, South Africa

M A Peirce MP International Consultancy, 6 Normandale House, Normandale, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3NZ, UK; International Reference Centre for Avian Haematozoa
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M D Anderson BirdLife South Africa, PO Box 515, Randburg, 2125, South Africa
Pages 269-270 | Received 01 Dec 2009, Accepted 01 Jul 2010, Published online: 15 Nov 2010

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