Molecular identification versus local people’s information for accurate estimates of bushmeat utilization from the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania
Stella Bitanyi1,6*, Gro Bjørnstad1,4, Marit Nesje2, Eblate M. Ernest1,5, Robinson H. Mdegela3 and Knut H. Røed1
1Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep., N – 0033 Oslo, Norway.
2Department of Production Animal Clinical Science, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep., N – 0033 Oslo, Norway.
3Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3015, Morogoro, Tanzania.
4Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1008, Blindern, N – 0315 Oslo, Norway.
5Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania.
6Ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries - Veterinary Investigation Centre - Temeke, P.O. Box 9254, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
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