The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Nature Ecology & Evolution

• Publication date

  2018-01-18

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Business, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1038/s41559-017-0421-2PMID 29348647
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