Egg Destruction by Male Bronze-Winged Jacana <i>Metopidius indicus</i>
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Keywords

infanticide
egg destruction by birds
Bronze-winged Jacana

How to Cite

Kasambe, R., Kasambe, V., & Kerkar, M. (2021). Egg Destruction by Male Bronze-Winged Jacana <i>Metopidius indicus</i>. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 118. https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2021/v118/157742

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