Genetic and spatial structure within a swift fox population
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ANN M. KITCHEN*, ERIC M. GESE†, LISETTE P. WAITS‡, SEIJA M. KARKI* and EDWARD R. SCHAUSTER* * Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University, Logan UT 84322–5230, USA; † US Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University, Logan UT 84322–5230, USA; and ‡ Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow ID 83844–1136, USA
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