A tough nut to crack: Red squirrel conservation in Wales

Biologist

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 231-235

  Shuttleworth, Craig ^a  

^a Menter Môn ^*  (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 0142040127     PISSN: 00063347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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