The ecology and evolution of tooth wear in red deer and moose
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V. Veiberg, Dept of Arctic Biology, Univ. Centre in Svalbard, PB 156, NO-9171 Longyearbyen, Norway. VV, L. E. Loe, A. Mysterud ([email protected]) and N. Chr. Stenseth, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Dept of Biology, Univ. of Oslo, PO Box 1066 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway. E. J. Solberg and R. Langvatn, Norwegian Inst. for Nature Research, Tungasletta 2, NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway.
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