Communal roosting in a suburban population of Torresian crows (Corvus orru)

@article{Everding2006CommunalRI,
  title={Communal roosting in a suburban population of Torresian crows (Corvus orru)},
  author={Susanne Everding and Darryl N. Jones},
  journal={Landscape and Urban Planning},
  year={2006},
  volume={74},
  pages={21-33}
}
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