Distribution and history of the Cape zebra (Equus capensis) in the Quarternary of Africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-95

  Churcher, C S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1080/00359190609519957     Document Type: Article

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