International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Diurnal activity patterns of Burchell’s zebra (Equus quagga, Gray 1824) in Yabello Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Ethiopia

Reta Regassa*
  • Reta Regassa*
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa College of Teacher Education, P.O. Box 115, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Yirga
  • Solomon Yirga
  • Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University, PO. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 28 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 28 August 2014
  •  Published: 31 August 2014

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