Spatial Organization of Dusky-footed Woodrats (Neotoma Fuscipes)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mammalogy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-2372,1545-1542
DOI: 10.1644/08-mamm-a-126.1