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Bacon, L. 2017. Etude des paramètres de reproduction et de la dynamique d’une population renforcée d’outardes Houbara nord-africaines (Chlamydotis undulata undulata) au Maroc. PhD Thesis. National Museum of Natural History.
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Hardouin, L.A., Hingrat, Y., Nevoux, M., Lacroix, F. and Robert, A. 2015. Survival and movement of translocated houbara bustards in a mixed conservation area. Animal Conservation 18(5): 461-470.
Horreo, J.L., Ucero, A., Palacín, C., López-Solano, A., Abril-Colón, I., and Alonso, J.C. 2023. Human decimation caused bottleneck effect, genetic drift, and inbreeding in the Canarian houbara bustard. Journal of Wildlife Management 87: e22342.
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Martín, A. and Lorenzo, J.A. 2001. Aves del Archipiélago Canario. Francisco Lemus Editor, La Laguna.
Martín, A., Lorenzo, J.A., Hernández, M.A., Nogales, M., Medina, F.M., Delgado, J.D., Naranjo, J.J., Quilis, V. and Delgado, G. 1997. Distribution, status and conservation of the Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae Rothschild & Hartert, 1894, in the Canary Islands, November-December 1994. Ardeola 44: 61-69.
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IUCN SSC Bustard Specialist Group
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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