Journal of Fisheries International

Year: 2013
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Page No. 18 - 24

Population Status and Habitat Choice of Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) at Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria

Authors : U. Buba, G.S. Mamman , C. Maxwell and B.W. Barau

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