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Mammals of Africa, 6 vols

J. Kingdon, D. Happold, T. Butynski, M. Hoffman, M. Happold, J. Kalina (Eds.), Bloomsbury Publishing, London (2013). 3755 pp., ca €600

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Decher, J., Norris, R.W. Mammals of Africa, 6 vols. Mamm Biol 78, 393–395 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2013.05.001

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