Estimation of seasonally changing growth curves in wild Japanese field voles, Microtus montebelli

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Yoshinaga, Yuko ^a   Okayama, Toshinao ^a   Mori, Takayuki ^a   Shiraishi, Satoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 21744434700     PISSN: 00236152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5109/24144     Document Type: Article

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