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Factors affecting site selection by beavers colonizing streams in the upper Midwest region of the United States

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  • 1. USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Madison, WI, USA;
  • 2. Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA;
  • 3. USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies, Rhinelander, WI, USA;
  • 4. Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA;
  • 5. Department of Biological and Clinical Sciences, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO, USA;
  • 6. USDA Forest Service, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Park Falls, WI, USA

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Rugg, David J., Ribic, Christine A., Donner, Deahn M., Beck, Albert J., Wolcott, Daniel M., Reinecke, Sue, Eklund, Dan (2023): Factors affecting site selection by beavers colonizing streams in the upper Midwest region of the United States. Canadian Journal of Zoology 101 (9): 729-742, DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2022-0186, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-23-0359-PDN

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