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Seasonal diets of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in the Khangchendzonga National Park, Eastern Himalaya India

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Basnett, Rakesh, Kumar, Awadhesh, Vishwakarma, Anurag, Boro, Barin Kumar (2021): Seasonal diets of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in the Khangchendzonga National Park, Eastern Himalaya India. Journal of Natural History 55 (3-4): 163-175, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1899324, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2021.1899324

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