Bone collecting by hyaenas: A review

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-7

  Skinner, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 85008776601     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190609519187     Document Type: Article

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