Reproduction of female sika deer in Japan, with special reference to Kinkazan Island, Northern Japan

Sika Deer: Biology and Management of Native and Introduced Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 101-110

  Ohnishi, Nobumasa ^a   Minami, Masato ^d   Nishiya, Rie ^b   Yamada, Kotoyo ^c   Nishizuka, Hiroyuki ^d   Higuchi, Hiroshi ^d   Nara, Azusa ^d   Suzuki, Masatsugu ^e   Takatsuki, Seiki ^f  

^a Eco planning Research Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Wild Bird Observation Center of Mt Zao   (Japan)

^c Kinkazan Deer Research Group C/o Picchio Wildlife Research Center Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

^d Wildlife Community Institute   (Japan)

^e GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 79954523294     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-09429-6_7     Document Type: Chapter

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