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Bos grunniens and Bos mutus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)

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Leslie, David M., Schaller, George B. (2009): Bos grunniens and Bos mutus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). Mammalian Species 836 (3): 1-17, DOI: 10.1644/836.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/836.1

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