Migratory and sedentary behavior patterns of sika deer in Honshu and Kyushu, Japan

Sika Deer: Biology and Management of Native and Introduced Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 273-283

  Yabe, Tsuneaki ^a   Takatsuki, Seiki ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 67949105793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-09429-6_20     Document Type: Chapter

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