Density and habitat use of lions and spotted hyenas in northern Botswana and the influence of survey and ecological variables on call-in survey estimation

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  2013

• Venue

  Biodiversity and Conservation

• Publication date

  2013-09-26

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10531-013-0564-7
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