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The European Hare (Lepus europaeus) as a Biomonitor of Selected Heavy Metal Pollution in the Marmara Region, Türkiye

Contemporary Agriculture
Volume 74 (2025): Issue 1-2 (June 2025)
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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2025-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
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Language: English
Page range: 35 - 44
Submitted on: Dec 6, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 13, 2025
Published on: Mar 4, 2025
Published by: University of Novi Sad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
European hare,
biomonitor,
muscle,
skin,
environmental metals pollution,
hygienic limits
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Industries,
Agribusiness, food industry,
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

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