The Comparative Effects of Large Carnivores on the Acquisition of Carrion by Scavengers

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  American Naturalist

• Publication date

  2015-03-19

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/681004PMID 25996866
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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