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Funding was provided by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wild Resource Conservation Fund. Dickinson College students, especially Laura Pell, Chris Magel, and Lindsay Wieland, contributed to data collection and analyses. Carolyn Mahan provided helpful comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript.
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Peles, J.D., Wright, J. (2008). Den Use Behavior of Allegheny Woodrats Inhabiting Rock Outcrops in Pennsylvania. In: Peles, J.D., Wright, J. (eds) The Allegheny Woodrat. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36051-5_5
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