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Habitat and diet of Bhutan takin Budorcas taxicolor whitei during summer in Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan

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  • 1. The Bhutan Foundation, Washington, DC, USA;
  • 2. Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway;
  • 3. Department of Conservation Biology, Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment, Lamai Gonpa, Bumthang, Bhutan

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Wangchuk, Tshewang R., Wegge, Per, Sangay, Tiger (2015): Habitat and diet of Bhutan takin Budorcas taxicolor whitei during summer in Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan. Journal of Natural History 50: 759-770, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2015.1079658, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1079658

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