Leopard predation and primate evolution
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Evidence of leopard predation on bonobos (Pan paniscus).
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Evolution
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0047-2484
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2002.0605