A wolf in the hand is worth two in the bush: A response to Ciucci et al. (2007) [2]

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-130

  Lovari, S ^a   Sforzi, A ^a   Scala, C ^a   Fico, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE REGIONI LAZIO E TOSCANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcasses; Demography; Sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748818758     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00380.x     Document Type: Letter

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