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Masking of the zeitgeber: African wild dogs mitigate persecution by balancing time

  1. G. S. A. Rasmussen1,2,*,
  2. D. W. Macdonald1

Article first published online: 25 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00874.x

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Journal of Zoology

Journal of Zoology

Volume 286, Issue 3, pages 232–242, March 2012

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Rasmussen, G. S. A., Macdonald, D. W. (2012), Masking of the zeitgeber: African wild dogs mitigate persecution by balancing time. Journal of Zoology, 286: 232–242. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00874.x

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  1. 1

    Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney, Oxon, UK

  2. 2

    Painted Dog Research, Natural History Museum, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

*Correspondence
Gregory Rasmussen, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Tubney, Oxon OX13 5QL, UK
Email: greg@painteddog.org

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  1. Issue published online: 2 MAR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 25 NOV 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 OCT 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 29 SEP 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: 12 JUN 2011

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