Beehive fence deters crop-raiding elephants
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Beehive fence deters crop-raiding elephants
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Ecology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0141-6707,1365-2028
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01114.x