Selection of scent-marking sites by klipspringers (Oreotragus oreotragus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 555-564

  Roberts, S C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OREOTRAGUS OREOTRAGUS;

EID: 0030660556     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02801.x     Document Type: Article

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