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Dry-season habitat occupancy by ungulate tiger prey in the Hukaung Valley of northern Myanmar
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Dry-season habitat occupancy by ungulate tiger prey in the Hukaung Valley of northern Myanmar. (2023). Tropical Zoology, 36(1-2). https://doi.org/10.4081/tz.2023.124
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