Habitat use by forest mammals in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central Africa Republic
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Habitat use by forest mammals in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central Africa Republic Mario Melletti*, Marzia Mirabile, Vincenzo Penteriani and Luigi Boitani Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome ‘‘La Sapienza’’, Vle. dell’Università 32, 00185 Rome, Italy, Italian Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services, Via Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy and 3Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñ ana, C.S.I.C., Avda. de Marı́a Luisa s ⁄ n. Pabellón del Perú , 41013 Seville, Spain
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