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Hair characteristics of four Indian bear species

  • V. Sahajpal

      Affiliations

    • Wildlife Forensic Lab, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun-248001, India
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  • S.P. Goyal

      Affiliations

    • Wildlife Forensic Lab, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun-248001, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 135 2640111–115; fax: +91 135 2640117.
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  • R. Jayapal

      Affiliations

    • Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun-248001, India
  • ,
  • K. Yoganand

      Affiliations

    • Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun-248001, India
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  • M.K. Thakar

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Science Department, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

Received 5 April 2007 ,Accepted 11 May 2007.

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PII: S1355-0306(07)00024-X

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.05.001

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