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Small mammal diversity and dynamics within Nigeria, with emphasis on reservoirs of the lassa virus

Ayodeji OlayemiNatural History Museum, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Adeoba ObadareNatural History Museum, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, NigeriaView further author information
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Akinlabi OyeyiolaNatural History Museum, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, NigeriaView further author information
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Samuel FasogbonAmbrose Alli State University, Ekpoma, Edo State, NigeriaView further author information
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Joseph IgbokweNatural History Museum, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, NigeriaView further author information
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Felix IgbahenahGeography Department, Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State, NigeriaView further author information
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Daniel OrtsegaGeography Department, Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State, NigeriaView further author information
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Stephan GüntherBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, GermanyView further author information
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Erik VerheyenRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumView further author information
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Elisabeth Fichet-CalvetBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, GermanyView further author information
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Pages 118-127 | Received 08 Mar 2017, Accepted 21 Jun 2017, Published online: 16 Aug 2017

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