International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Artificial nest box for house sparrow: An apt method to save the dwindling species in an urban environment

Balaji S
  • Balaji S
  • Post-graduate and Research Department of Zoology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, State Highway 42, Tamil Nadu 626124, India
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  •  Accepted: 13 January 2014
  •  Published: 28 March 2014

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