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Evidence that the spotted hyena is present in the rainforest-savannah mosaic of south-east Gabon

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  1. Unité de Génétique des Écosystèmes Tropicaux, Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon

    Nicolas Bout

  2. Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY, USA

    Nicolas Bout

  3. Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa

    Céline Born

  4. Maison du Tourisme et de la Nature, Franceville, Gabon

    Colin Spohr

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Bout, N., Born, C. & Spohr, C. Evidence that the spotted hyena is present in the rainforest-savannah mosaic of south-east Gabon. Mamm Biol 75, 175–179 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2009.03.005

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