Spatial ecology of large herbivore populations

Ecography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 416-430

  Owen Smith, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 84899944022     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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