Wildlife Science: Gaining Reliable Knowledge
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Wildlife Science: Gaining Reliable Knowledge
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Wildlife Management
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0022-541X
DOI: 10.2307/3807913