DNA Markers for Identifying Individual Snowshoe Hares Using Field- collected Pellets
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DNA Markers for Identifying Individual Snowshoe Hares Using Fieldcollected Pellets Michael K. Schwartz1, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Kevin S. McKelvey, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 E. Beckwith, Missoula, Montana 59801 PiiarT. Rivera, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, P.O. Box 907, 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, Oregon 97814
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