Mammalian predator distribution around a transmission line

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-300

  Smith, Matthew B ^a   Aborn, David A ^a   Gaudin, Timothy J ^a   Tucker, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

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MAMMALIA;

EID: 46149118197     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2008)7[289:MPDAAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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