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Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia Cover

Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia

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|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 153
Submitted on: Nov 29, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 7, 2021
Published on: Jul 17, 2021
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
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