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First Mention Of A Wolf-Pack With Black Phenotypes In Provence (Sainte-Baume, France): Genetic Investigation Of A Suspected Hybridization Event

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  • 1. Fédération Départementale des Chasseurs du Var, Place Georges Clémenceau,

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Roda, F., Philibert, J.-N. (2025): First Mention Of A Wolf-Pack With Black Phenotypes In Provence (Sainte-Baume, France): Genetic Investigation Of A Suspected Hybridization Event. Zoodiversity 59 (5): 399-412, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2025.05.399, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2025.05.399

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