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Predation of Mammals by the Chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania

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Hosaka, K., Nishida, T., Hamai, M., Matsumoto-Oda, A., Uehara, S. (2002). Predation of Mammals by the Chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania. In: Galdikas, B.M.F., Briggs, N.E., Sheeran, L.K., Shapiro, G.L., Goodall, J. (eds) All Apes Great and Small. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47461-1_11

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