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Landscape genetics of wolverines (Gulo gulo): scale-dependent effects of bioclimatic, topographic, and anthropogenic variables
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Balkenhol, Niko, Schwartz, Michael K, Inman, Robert M, Copeland, Jeffrey P, Squires, John S, Anderson, Neil J, Waits, Lisette P (2020): Landscape genetics of wolverines (Gulo gulo): scale-dependent effects of bioclimatic, topographic, and anthropogenic variables. Journal of Mammalogy 101 (3): 790-803, DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaa037, URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyaa037
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