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Range size and activity pattern of three nocturnal carnivores in Ethiopia by radio-telemetry

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Ikeda, H., Izawa, M., Baba, M. et al. Range size and activity pattern of three nocturnal carnivores in Ethiopia by radio-telemetry. J. Ethol. 1, 109–111 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347837

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