The history of the Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber in Scotland

Mammal Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-108

  Kitchener, A C ^a   Conroy, J W H ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 0010685883     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.1997.tb00374.x     Document Type: Article

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