Courtship and mating in free-living spotted hyenas
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Micaela Szykman1,2,3), Russell C. Van Horn1,4), Anne L. Engh1), Erin E. Boydston1,5) & Kay E. Holekamp1) (1 Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; 2 Department of Wildlife, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA; 4 Conservation and Research for Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA; 5 USGS Western Ecological Research Center, Irvine, CA, USA)
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