GLIDING PERFORMANCE OF THE NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS) IN MATURE MIXED FOREST OF EASTERN CANADA
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mammalogy
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-2372,1545-1542
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<1026:gpotnf>2.0.co;2