Breeding biology of red wattled lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) from Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Sangam Khalil; Tanveer Hussain; Maqsood Anwar; Muhammad Rafay; Muhammad Abdullah; Muneeb Khalid; Menal Tariq; Saima Sarwar; Rana Tabish; Irfan Ashraf

doi:10.5897/IJBC2018.1197

International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-243X
DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
Start Year: 2009
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Breeding biology of red wattled lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) from Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Sangam Khalil

Sangam Khalil
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Tanveer Hussain

Tanveer Hussain
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Maqsood Anwar

Maqsood Anwar
Department of Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry, Range Management and Wildlife, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Rafay

Muhammad Rafay
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Abdullah

Muhammad Abdullah
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Muneeb Khalid

Muneeb Khalid
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Menal Tariq

Menal Tariq
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Saima Sarwar

Saima Sarwar
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Rana Tabish

Rana Tabish
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Irfan Ashraf

Irfan Ashraf
Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Article Number - 4E9ACC860081
Vol.11(2), pp. 78-84 , February 2019
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJBC2018.1197

Received: 04 May 2018
Accepted: 04 December 2018
Published: 28 February 2019

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