Population dynamics of San Joaquin kit foxes at the naval petroleum reserves in California

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  Cypher, Brian L ^a,c   Warrick, Gregory D ^a,c   Otten, Mark R M ^a,d   O'Farrell, Thomas P ^b,e   Berry, William H ^b,f   Harris, Charles E ^b,g   Kato, Thomas T ^b,h   McCue, Patrick M ^b,i   Scrivner, Jerry H ^b,j   Zoellick, Bruce W ^b,k  

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^c Endangered Species Recovery Program   (United States)

^d Raymond Walters College   (United States)

^e Wildlife Management Branch ^*  (United States)

^f Environmental Security   (United States)

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^h LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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