Goose Migration across the Himalayas: Migratory Routes and Movement Patterns of Bar-headed Geese

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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 April 2017

Sivananinthaperumal Balachandran ,

Ze Luo ,

Xiangming Xiao and

Scott H. Newman

Edited by

Herbert H. T. Prins and

Tsewang Namgail

Foreword by

Dalai lama

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Herbert H. T. Prins: Affiliation:
Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands
Tsewang Namgail: Affiliation:
Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust

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Information: Bird Migration across the Himalayas
Wetland Functioning amidst Mountains and Glaciers
, pp. 15 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316335420.004 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2017

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