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The population ecology of the voleClethrionomys rufocanus: A preface

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Stenseth, N.C., Saitoh, T. The population ecology of the voleClethrionomys rufocanus: A preface. Res Popul Ecol 40, 1–3 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02765217

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