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European Hamster at the edge: declining in nature and rare in owl pellets× Cover

European Hamster at the edge: declining in nature and rare in owl pellets×

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|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2020-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
Language: English
Page range: 66 - 73
Submitted on: Oct 31, 2020
Accepted on: Nov 9, 2020
Published on: Dec 16, 2020
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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