Influence of Red Fox Predation on a Local Population of Small Rodents I. Population Fluctuation in Small Rodents
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Entomology and Zoology
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0003-6862,1347-605X
DOI: 10.1303/aez.17.8