Botanical composition of Caatinga rangeland and diets selected by grazing sheep
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2346-3775
DOI: 10.17138/tgft(4)71-81