Characteristics of, and uncertainties about, illegal jaguar trade in Belize and Guatemala

@article{Arias2020CharacteristicsOA,
  title={Characteristics of, and uncertainties about, illegal jaguar trade in Belize and Guatemala},
  author={Melissa Arias and Amy Hinsley and Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland},
  journal={Biological Conservation},
  year={2020}
}
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