Reliability of stained placental-scar counts in European hares

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 237-246

  Bray, Yves ^a   Marboutin, Éric ^a   Péroux, Régis ^a   Ferron, Jean ^b  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

France; Hare; Lepus europaeus; Placental scars; Reproduction; Uteri

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; LAGOMORPH; REPRODUCTION;

LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0038545211     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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