Advances in New Zealand mammalogy 1990–2000: House cat

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 205-218

  Gillies, Craig ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0034913381     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2001.9517648     Document Type: Article

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