Factors Affecting Jaguar and Puma Predation on Livestock in Costa Rica
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Copyright © 2016 V. Montalvo, L. Alfaro, C. Saenz, J. Cruz, T.K. Fuller & E. Carrillo. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Published by: Portuguese Wildlife Society. Factors Affecting Jaguar and Puma Predation on Livestock in Costa Rica
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