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Brochier, L., Michel, L., & Danis, B. (2023). Interbreeding and breeding trophic ecology of a Dronning Maud Land (Antarctica) snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) population inferred by the stable isotope analysis [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Brochier, L., & Van Geluwe, D. (2022). Suivi de la migration postnuptiale des passeriformes (p. 18). Université Libre de Bruxelles.
