Capybara social behavior and use of space: Patterns and processes

Capybara: Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 195-207

  Herrera, Emilio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

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EID: 84885351057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4000-0_11     Document Type: Chapter

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