Taxonomy, morphology, and genetics of wolves in the great lakes region

Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States: An Endangered Species Success Story

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 233-250

  Nowak, Ronald M ^a  

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85952-1_15     Document Type: Chapter

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