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Non-invasive genetic study and population monitoring of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) (Mammalia: Ursidae) in Kastoria region - Greece

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  • 1. NGO "Callisto", Wildlife and Nature Conservation Society, Thessaloniki, Greece; & Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Heraklion, Greece
  • 2. Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;
  • 3. NGO "Callisto", Wildlife and Nature Conservation Society, Thessaloniki, Greece;

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Tsaparis, Dimitris, Karaiskou, Nikoleta, Mertzanis, Yorgos, Triantafyllidis, Alexander (2014): Non-invasive genetic study and population monitoring of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) (Mammalia: Ursidae) in Kastoria region - Greece. Journal of Natural History 49 (5): 393-410, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.877992

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