Geographical variations in food habits of sika deer: The northern grazer vs. the Southern Browser

Sika Deer: Biology and Management of Native and Introduced Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 231-237

  Takatsuki, Seiki ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 67949119577     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-09429-6_17     Document Type: Chapter

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