Space and Habitat Selection by Female European Wild Cats (Felis silvestris silvestris)
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عنوان ژورنال: Wildlife Biology in Practice
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1646-2742,1646-1509
DOI: 10.2461/wbp.2006.2.10