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Seasonal and daily activity patterns of leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis Bell, 1828) on farmland in the Nama-Karoo, South Africa

AFRICAN ZOOLOGY (2017)

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AFRICAN ZOOLOGY

Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 72-83

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Informa UK Limited

DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2013.11407570

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Seasonal and daily activity patterns of leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis Bell, 1828) on farmland in the Nama-Karoo, South Africa

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Seasonal and daily activity patterns of leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis Bell, 1828) on farmland in the Nama-Karoo, South Africa

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