The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

• Publication date

  2016-12-27

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1073/pnas.1611122114PMID 28028225PMCID PMC5255576
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