Effects of habitat and season on the grouping of forest buffalo resting places
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Effects of habitat and season on the grouping of forest buffalo resting places M. Melletti*, V. Penteriani, M. Mirabile and L. Boitani Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome ‘‘La Sapienza’’, Vle. dell’Università 32, 00185 Rome, Italy, Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñ ana, C.S.I.C., Avda. de Marı́a Luisa s ⁄ n. Pabellón del Perú , 41013 Seville, Spain and Italian Agency for the Environmental Protection and Technical Services, Via Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy
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