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A fossilised humerus of a lovebird tells little of the Pleistocene habitat of Australopithecus robustus

Mike R. Perrin
South African Journal of Science | Vol 107, No 9/10 | a697 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajs.v107i9/10.697 | © 2011 Mike R. Perrin | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 April 2011 | Published: 22 September 2011

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Mike R. Perrin, Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Perrin MR. Niche separation in African parrots. In: Harebottle DM, Craig AJFK, Anderson MD, Rakopomanana H, Muchai M, editors. Proceedings of the 12th Pan-African Ornithological Congress; 2008 Sep 07–12; Rawsonville, South Africa. Cape Town: Avian Demographic Unit, 2009. p. 12–20.

Warburton LS, Perrin MR. Foraging behaviour and breeding ecology of the black-cheeked lovebird, Agapornis nigrigenis in Zambia. Ostrich. 2005;76:118–129. doi:10.2989/00306520509485484

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