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Blue Sheep Resource Selection in Alpine Grasslands of a Western Himalayan Landscape - A Point Process Approach

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  • 1. Scientist-E, Department of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand, India. *Correspondence: Tel: +01352646283. E-mail: bh@wii.gov.in (Habib)

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Bhattacharya, Ankita, Chatterjee, Nilanjan, Rawat, Gopal Singh, Habib, Bilal (2020): Blue Sheep Resource Selection in Alpine Grasslands of a Western Himalayan Landscape - A Point Process Approach. Zoological Studies 59 (11): 1-15, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2020.59-11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12822260

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