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Randel, Charles J, Tomeček, John M (2021): Axis axis (Artiodactyla: Cervidae). Mammalian Species 53 (1004): 51-64, DOI: 10.1093/mspecies/seab006, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/seab006

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