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Behavioral plasticity in a variable environment: snow depth and habitat interactions drive deer movement in winter

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Gilbert, Sophie L., Hundertmark, Kris J., Person, David K., Lindberg, Mark S., Boyce, Mark S. (2017): Behavioral plasticity in a variable environment: snow depth and habitat interactions drive deer movement in winter. Journal of Mammalogy 98 (1): 246-259, DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyw167, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3c923bc1-ae91-33d4-b4e3-58c7389c7a17/

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