Comparison of methods to separate wild American mink from fur farm escapees

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 281-286

  Hammershøj, Mette ^a,b   Asferg, T ^a   Kristensen, N B ^c  

^a D   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Denmark; Lipids; Mustela vison

Indexed keywords

MUSTELID;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 3543062365     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00145     Document Type: Article

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