Aardwolf adaptations: A review

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-104

  Anderson, Mark D ^a  

^a Environment & Conservation ^*  (South Africa)

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EID: 85008851361     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190409519168     Document Type: Article

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