Human–carnivore conflict around Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, northern Benin
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Stable carbon isotope analysis of the diets of West African bovids in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Northern Benin
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عنوان ژورنال: Oryx
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0030-6053,1365-3008
DOI: 10.1017/s0030605310001109