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Orbit orientation and eye morphometrics in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

G. MitchellCentre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa;Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, U.S.A.Correspondence[email protected]
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D.G. RobertsCentre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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S.J. van SittertCentre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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J.D. SkinnerCentre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Pages 333-339 | Received 13 May 2013, Accepted 10 Sep 2013, Published online: 20 Apr 2015

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