Sett use in European badgers Meles meles

Behaviour

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-187

  Roper, T J ^a   Ostler, J R ^a   Schmid, T K ^a   Christian, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035630790     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685390151074366     Document Type: Article

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